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stalking horse: a perceived front-runner candidate who unifies their opponents, usually within a single political party. grassroots: a political movement driven by the constituents of a community. astroturfing: formal public relations campaigns in politics and advertising that seek to create the impression of being spontaneous, grassroots behavior.
Entering politics, he was a minister in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1964 to 1970 and from 1964 was appointed to the Privy Council.. He was created Baron Chalfont, of Llantarnam in the County of Monmouthshire on 11 November 1964. [16]
The following is a chronological list of political catchphrases throughout the history of the United States government. This is not necessarily a list of historical quotes, but phrases that have been commonly referenced or repeated within various political contexts.
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Chalfont Common, in Buckinghamshire, England; Chalfont & Latimer station, a station on the London Underground Metropolitan Line which serves The Chalfonts; Chalfont Viaduct, a railway bridge in Gerrards Cross, close to Chalfont St Peter; Leeds Castle, used as the fictional seat of the Dukes of Chalfont in the 1949 Ealing Comedy Kind Hearts and ...
A Danish Guard Hussar with a traditional shabraque, decorated with a zig-zag border and royal cypher The arms of the City of London on a shabraque used on ceremonial occasions by the City of London Police
Googleplex, from Google and complex (meaning a complex of buildings) [b] Groupon, from group and coupon; Ideanomics, from idea and economics; Imagineering, from Imagine (or Imagination) and Engineering; LATAM, from Lan Airlines and TAM Airlines; Lenovo, from Legend and "novo" (Latin ablative for "new")
The folk etymology in Canada when I was in school was that it meant a wart on a horse's butt. Paul Davidson 13:11, 11 August 2010 (UTC) Those are mistaken etymologies, but I don't see how they're folk etymologies. +An gr 13:20, 11 August 2010 (UTC) The way I heard it (also in Canada) was "a pimple on a donkey's butt".