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- noun Plural form of
janitor .
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Examples
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Ah, the power of janitors is much higher than you think!
Robber & Senator fit the same spot. Jessica Hagy 2007
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The two janitors from the Federalist urinal, remember them? drop by their site and check out all the traffic, and there are four clowns from Another Rovian Conspiracy, one is a some shyster chick, and they opened up shop because they actually believed Rove was gonna walk and Wilson would get indicted.
Think Progress » Don’t Believe the Spin: White House Caved to Right-Wing 2005
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Quite frankly, I’m surprised they haven’t started interviewing the janitors from the movie …. this is getting embarrassing!
'New Moon' Volturi member Jamie Campbell Bower wants more power | EW.com 2009
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His teachers, their aides, the principal, the guidance counselor, the librarians, and to a more limited degree his bus driver, the crossing guard, and even the janitors are allowed to do some things that he can't help considering butting into his business and bossing him around.
Lance Mannion: 2009
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His teachers, their aides, the principal, the guidance counselor, the librarians, and to a more limited degree his bus driver, the crossing guard, and even the janitors are allowed to do some things that he can't help considering butting into his business and bossing him around.
The difference between in loco parentis and loco school principals 2009
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Aside from his brilliant plan to put poor children to work as school janitors, that is.
US politics live blog: Obama meets Iraqi PM; GOP rivals trade blows 2011
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Pretty soon they'll start calling janitors "sanitary administrators" just to stop paying them OT
Archive 2004-08-01 2004
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Is it not fair that every hospital and employee of that hospital even the janitors is a accessory to the fact of murder to the unborn.
Defenders of the Catholic Faith : Hosted by Stephen K. Ray 2009
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One of the more explosive revelations in Capitalism is "dead peasant" insurance policies (also known as "janitors" policies).
Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: Capitalism: A Love Story -- A Must-See Subversion 2009
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A number of unions have been creative in winning organizing drives in places and industries that some thought would never see a labor victory -- such as janitors in Houston.
Kelly Candaele: Labor's Self-Inflicted Wounds Threaten Progressive Movement 2008
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