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- noun Plural form of
pontificator .
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Examples
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I'm happy that Kimball (not one of my favorite cultural observers; his choice of the term pontificators is indicative of his contempt for champions of reason) was able to wrest some meaning from Benda's work.
The Rule of Reason 2010
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You know, we're not just Princeton law professors and "pontificators" [sic] - we're musicians too.
Virtual Turntable 2009
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Is ASCAP really so confused that they think that the rise of such "pontificators" is harming musicians and songwriters?
Techdirt 2009
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Nottage's writing is impressive -- examples that stick with me are a flirting scene that's perfectly executed, a hilarious put-down of academic pontificators on talk shows, and a movie-within-the play that could stand on its own.
Ben Rosen: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Ben Rosen 2011
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On the other hand, we Americans are thoroughly convinced that we have the monopoly on moral values, even though it's often the biggest moral pontificators among us who get caught with their pants down.
Debra Ollivier: Why Americans Are As Adulterous As The French: Questioning a Tired Cliche Debra Ollivier 2011
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It wasn't too long ago that the parity pontificators were out in full force claiming that the European currency would trade one-to-one with the U.S. dollar.
Michael Pento: Bernanke Has Buried the Buck Michael Pento 2010
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Scanning hour upon hour of coverage, one was tossed from the cable networks 'Muppet Babies band of young pontificators and new talent only to wind up with the Walking Dead.
Election coverage: Difficult to watch, impossible to look away Hank Stuever 2010
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Nottage's writing is impressive -- examples that stick with me are a flirting scene that's perfectly executed, a hilarious put-down of academic pontificators on talk shows, and a movie-within-the play that could stand on its own.
Ben Rosen: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Ben Rosen 2011
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The show's extended clan of politicians, pontificators, analysts and newsmakers are taking Aly's loss hard.
The man who would greet 'The Press' Jason Horowitz 2011
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On the other hand, we Americans are thoroughly convinced that we have the monopoly on moral values, even though it's often the biggest moral pontificators among us who get caught with their pants down.
Debra Ollivier: Why Americans Are As Adulterous As The French: Questioning a Tired Cliche Debra Ollivier 2011
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