Meaning of Tammany | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Tammany Hall, a building near Union Square in New York City, formerly headquarters for the New York County Democratic Party.
2. The nickname of the New York County Democratic Party, until the success of reform elements in the 1970s.
3. A style of corrupt democratic politics.

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Examples

“New York City[’s] corrupt political machine, known as Tammany Hall, felt threatened by the Force Bill and mobilized against it on Capitol Hill.”

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