Meaning of Potomac fever | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of Potomac horse fever.
   uncountable
2. A desire for political power.
   informal, uncountable

Examples

“Or maybe he just had a severe case of Potomac fever. It affects most congressmen and senators sooner or later: an atrophy of the sense of humility, a swelling of the glands of arrogance.”

“After years of resisting Potomac fever, was she experiencing the initial symptoms ofthis dreaded disease? Was she capitulating toa base instinct for power?”

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