burrowing
n.— «As the sun sets on the Bush administration, the survival rite known as burrowing is under way. Burrowing is when favored political appointees are transformed into civil servants and granted instant tenure on the federal payroll.» —“Eight Years Is More Than Enough” New York Times Nov. 23, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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