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lapdog | 1950 | Coined by Senator Joe McCarthy in the figurative sense as he attempted to remove communists from the State Department:"Senator McCarthy (R-Wis) renewed his Communists-in-Government charges today and called Senator Tydings (D-Md
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|In the political sense, an overwhelming election victory. A clear, democratic expression of popular will.
 
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|Coined by Senator [[Joe McCarthy]] in the figurative sense as he attempted to remove [[communist]]s from the [[State Department]]:  "Senator McCarthy (R-Wis) renewed his Communists-in-Government charges today and called Senator Tydings (D-Md) the [[Truman]] administration's 'whimpering lap dog.'"<ref>https://www.etymonline.com/word/lapdog (quoting AP news story of Aug. 7, 1950)</ref>
 
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