Placemen

To prevent the United States Congress from being similarly corrupted with "placemen", Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution stated: ❋ Johnny Pez (2009)

And Wagner was not only known (with absolute certainty) to wish to divert from the pockets of "placemen" funds they had learnt to consider their perquisites, with a view of turning ❋ John F. Runciman (1891)

The necessity of limiting the influence of the crown and excluding 'placemen' from the House of Commons had been one of the traditional Whig commonplaces, and a little had been done by Burke's act of 1782 towards limiting pensions and abolishing obsolete offices. ❋ Leslie Stephen (1868)

Americans opposed hostile government officials, and ridiculed British "placemen" (patronage holders). ❋ Unknown (2009)

It was Parliament that was the heart of the system of 'Old Corruption ', whereby the government doled out wellpaid sinecures and handouts to' placemen 'who could be relied on to vote the right way as and when required. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Three cheers for the rebels and down with boring robots and the “placemen”. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

According to Steinbeck, most political placemen have neither the wit, nor compassion for such a profound responsibility that so desperately requires both. ❋ Thomas Steinbeck (2010)

But we do also note that next week the party finds itself in the high court where it will be forced to answer accusations that its over-attentive officials did dodgy unconstitutional things to put placemen at the helm of the affiliate Black and Minority Ethnic Bame Labour. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Thats what PR is/Openly accountable Democracy is a like Garlic to a vampire to them especially as it kills of their dreamt of back room deals with AV placemen. ❋ Norfolk Blogger (2009)

As speculative contagion spread across the continent and technocratic placemen were imposed on Italy and Greece, David Cameron and George Osborne clashed with the German chancellor over the mortal threat of a 0.01% EU-wide tax on financial transactions. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The brief but meteoric rise of Vito Genovese as a trusted intelligence source within the American army, despite his criminal past and close links to Mussolini, fouled the transition between fascist placemen and any hope of an improved new order. ❋ Unknown (2011)

What an utter shower of placemen, mediocrities and cowards. phil ❋ Unknown (2010)