numptorium
n.— «My nomination for new word of 2004 goes to “numptorium,” coined by our own Peter Clarke, and meaning “a political assembly or parliament building staffed by politicians of a low average IQ, or possessed of venal interests.”» —“Word of the week” by George Kerevan Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland) Jan. 1, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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