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词汇 Tammany Hall
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Tammany Hall

noun
/ˌtæməni ˈhɔːl/
/ˌtæməni ˈhɔːl/
  1. a dishonest political organization that had a lot of influence in New York City in the 19th and early 20th centuries (sometimes used to refer to any dishonest political organization)坦曼尼协会(19 世纪和 20 世纪初期操纵美国纽约市政界的腐败政治组织,有时泛指腐败政治组织)
    • She turned the club’s financial committee into Tammany Hall.她把俱乐部的财务委员会变成了坦慕尼大厅。
    CultureTammany Hall was the popular name for the Tammany Society, the Democratic Party organization that ruled New York City from the 1830s to the 1930s. They bought votes and made illegal agreements. The organization was named after the building in which they met.
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