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- noun Plural form of
ringmaster .
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Examples
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With nine months left before a make-or-break election, a disgruntled majority of Americans are unlikely to step into the Democrat's big tent as long as the ringmasters are the same old professional election losers and the performers second-rate impersonators.
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Matthews will be the 'ringmasters' of their coverage of the conventions this summer.
Archive 2008-07-01 Teresa 2008
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Matthews will be the 'ringmasters' of their coverage of the conventions this summer.
Chris Wallace: 'MSNBC's coverage went so far over the line' Teresa 2008
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Matthews will be the 'ringmasters' of their coverage of the conventions this summer.
Chris Wallace: 'MSNBC's coverage went so far over the line' Teresa 2008
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Matthews will be the 'ringmasters' of their coverage of the conventions this summer.
Chris Wallace: 'MSNBC's coverage went so far over the line' Teresa 2008
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New approaches to accountability also mean that teachers have to be ringmasters, whipping their unruly 'animals' so they will jump through the hoops of standardized tests -- or the hoops of a curriculum that is handed down from on high and designed to be 'teacher-proof'.
John Merrow: What Do Teachers Do? John Merrow 2012
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On the other hand, if they are at various times policemen, social workers, surrogate parents, counselors, health care providers, nutritionists and ringmasters, then the one best word for 'teacher' has been staring me right in the face the entire time: teacher.
John Merrow: What Do Teachers Do? John Merrow 2012
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The rightwing ringmasters crack their whips, the acts do their spiels, the audience eats it up.
Steven Weber: GOP-za-Poppin'! Steven Weber 2012
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Some of the ringmasters are very particular about what they play: A few weeks ago, a woman named Nancy walked into the room and someone yelled out for "Nancy With the Laughing Face."
Sing Us a Song at the Bar Will Friedwald 2011
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When activists met with officials in Dehradun, some pondered the necessity of rescuing the children if, as the ringmasters claim, their performing financially supports families struggling to make ends meet.
India's Circus Owners Banned From Using Children Performers 2011
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