machine politician-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: machine politician
sense: 10298502-n
part of speech: noun

ward-heeler-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: ward-heeler
sense: 10298502-n
part of speech: noun

political hack-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: political hack
sense: 10298502-n
part of speech: noun

hack-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: hack
sense: 10298502-n
part of speech: noun

10298502-n
type: LexicalConcept
in scheme: en-word.net
definition: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
ili: i91128
lexfile: noun.person
part of speech: noun
hypernym: 10469877-n