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- noun A
candidate for office, often specifically political office
Etymologies
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Examples
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“Disappointment!” he told a disgruntled officeseeker.
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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“Disappointment!” he told a disgruntled officeseeker.
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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“Disappointment!” he told a disgruntled officeseeker.
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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“Disappointment!” he told a disgruntled officeseeker.
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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“Disappointment!” he told a disgruntled officeseeker.
FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007
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For this he has been severely condemned as a mere officeseeker who thought more of his own interests than of his native land.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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"Why, the poor officeseeker at Washington begging a bit of that pie, which, having got his own slice, a cruel, hard-hearted President would eliminate from the bill of fare, he likewise is a workingman, and I can tell you a very hard-working man with a tough job of work, and were better breaking rock upon a turnpike in Dixie or splitting rails on
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"Why, the poor officeseeker at Washington begging a bit of that pie, which, having got his own slice, a cruel, hard-hearted President would eliminate from the bill of fare, he likewise is a workingman, and I can tell you a very hard-working man with a tough job of work, and were better breaking rock upon a turnpike in Dixie or splitting rails on a quarter section out in the wild and woolly West.
Marse Henry (Volume 2) An Autobiography Henry Watterson 1880
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"Why, the poor officeseeker at Washington begging a bit of that pie, which, having got his own slice, a cruel, hard-hearted President would eliminate from the bill of fare, he likewise is a workingman, and I can tell you a very hard-working man with a tough job of work, and were better breaking rock upon a turnpike in Dixie or splitting rails on a quarter section out in the wild and woolly West.
Marse Henry, Complete An Autobiography Henry Watterson 1880
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