The Oxford dictionary of American political slang

By Grant Barrett

Subjects: Langage, Political science, Politics and government, Politique, English language, political aspects, Amerikaans, Political science, dictionaries, Politicians, Slang (taal), Hommes politiques, Politique et gouvernement, Language, Dictionnaire, Anglais (langue), English language, slang, dictionaries, Dictionnaires, Slang, English language, Institutions politiques, Dictionaries, Argot, Political science, united states, Overheid, Anglais (Langue), Politicians, united states, Aspect politique, Dictionnaires anglais, Politiek, United states, politics and government, dictionaries, Political aspects

Description: Includes more than 600 slang terms straight from the smoke-filled rooms of American political speech. We find not only the meaning and history of familiar terms such as gerrymander, but also of lesser-known terms such as cracking (splitting a bloc of like-minded voters by redistricting) and fair-fight district (which refers to areas redistricted to favor no political party). Each entry includes the definition of the word, its historical background, and usage citations, some going back more than 200 years.--From publisher description.