purple adj.— «I’m quite surprised sometimes when I come to America and I find the interservice rivalry still surprises me in many ways. It doesn’t happen here because we are so much smaller as far as armed forces go than the Americans. And nearly...
Rummy’s Dummies n. a derogatory name for the U.S. military under the leadership of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Editorial Note: “Rummy” is a nickname for Mr. Rumsfeld. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Rafia n.— «Forget romantic notions of the Provos as a liberation army, says McDonald. They’re [sic] leadership and lieutenants are “the Rafia.”» —“Ulster—Sicily without the sun” by Suzanne Breen Belfast News Letter (Ireland) Oct. 21, 2004. (source:...
carpet-crossing n.— «The rank of APP leadership in the South has been depleted by the spate of carpet-crossing as not a few chieftains had jumped ship into the rival People’s Democratic party (PDP).» —“Onu’s Chairmanship Blues” Tempo (Lagos...
heresthetics n.— «Heresthetics. For Riker (1986), leadership, as practiced by successful politicians, is primarily political manipulation. According to this view, leadership is evident when a politician is able to change an issue in the minds of...
mix-up n.— «While both he and Dr Blythe are believed to harbour ambitions of political leadership, Dr Davies’ are perhaps more credible. He is not perceived to be involved, in Jamaican parlance, in “mix-up.” Indeed, recently, during violence in his...