Tammany

Tammany —    , TAMMANY HALL    Tammanend or Tammanund, a pre Revolutionary Indian chief of the Delaware tribe, was supposed to have signed the document of friendly relations with William Penn. Not much is known about him except that his name meant affable …   Dictionary of eponyms

Tammany — bezeichnet: die Tammany Hall, Geschäftsstelle der Demokratischen Partei in New York City in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts den US amerikanischer Kirchbezirk St. Tammany Parish im US Bundesstaat Louisiana die Band Tammany Hall NYC …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Tammany — synonymous with Democratic Party in New York City, hence, late 19c., proverbial for political and municipal corruption, from Tammany Hall, on 14th Street, headquarters of a social club incorporated 1789, named for Delaware Indian chief Tamanen,… …   Etymology dictionary

Tammany — ☆ Tammany [tam′ə nē ] n. [after Tamanen(d), a 17th c. Delaware chief renowned for his superior qualities: meaning of his name unknown] a powerful Democratic political organization of New York City, incorporated in 1789 and historically often… …   English World dictionary

Tammany — adjective Etymology: Tammany Hall, headquarters of the Tammany Society, political organization in New York City Date: 1872 of, relating to, or constituting a group or organization exercising or seeking municipal political control by methods often …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Tammany — Tammanyism, n. Tammanyite, n. /tam euh nee/, adj. 1. pertaining to, involving, or characteristic of the membership or methods of Tammany Hall. n. 2. See Tammany Hall. * * * …   Universalium

Tammany — [ taməni] (also Tammany Hall) noun N. Amer. a corrupt political organization. Derivatives Tammanyite noun Origin orig. the name of a powerful organization within the US Democratic Party that was widely associated with corruption and had… …   English new terms dictionary

Tammany — n. (also Tammany Hall) US 1 a corrupt political organization or group. 2 corrupt political activities. Derivatives: Tammanyism n. Etymology: orig. the name of a benevolent society in New York with headquarters at Tammany Hall, which later became… …   Useful english dictionary

Tammany — noun a) , a building near Union Square in New York City, formerly headquarters for the New York County Democratic Party. b) The nickname of the New York County Democratic Party, until the success of reform elements in the 1970s …   Wiktionary

tammany — tam·ma·ny …   English syllables

Tammany Hall — in der West 14th Street, New York City Tammany Hall war eine politische Organisation in New York, die 1786 als Tammany Society gegründet wurde. Sie war die Organisation der Demokratischen Partei in New York City und kontrollierte über Jahrzehnte… …   Deutsch Wikipedia