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A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded.

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  1. n. A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded.
  2. A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded. [Political cant, U. S.]
  3. A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, orone who is easily molded. [Political cant, U. S.]
  4. n. A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded.