televangelist

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Damn, but Barack looks for all the world like some kind of televangelist or faith healer or motivational speaker or something, not a president.

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  • He raised his hand magnanimously like a televangelist invoking the Lord. —  F ;SF; - vol 089 issue 06 - December 1995
  • The healthy thatch of white hair and the customary white suit made him look like a televangelist, she thought. —  Kay Hooper - Out Of The Shadows
  • With her long, expertly teased blond hair, she could have passed for a televangelist's wife. —  EQMM, July2006
  • He could have been a game show host, or a televangelist. —  Lee Child - [Reacher 12] - Nothing to Lose
  • His was one of six large televangelist organizations that faced an investigation in November 2007 when Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley urged the high profile ministers to answer questions about their spending on private planes and oceanside mansions as well as questions concerning board oversight and involvement in for-profit businesses —  Merced Sun-Star: front
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  1. Blend of television and evangelist.
 

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