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highbinder

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high·bind·er  (hbndr)
n.
1. A corrupt politician.
2. A member of a Chinese-American secret society of paid assassins and blackmailers.
[After the Highbinders, a group of ruffians in New York City c. 1806.]
highbinder [ˈhaɪˌbaɪndə]
n US informal
1. a gangster
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a corrupt politician
3. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a member of a Chinese-American secret society that engaged in blackmail, murder, etc.
[named after the High-binders, a New York city gang]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.highbinder - a corrupt politician
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime


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The deceit practiced by the education establishment is almost presidential in its magnitude and is worthy of being published in detail, in 64-point red type, so that never again will the ripjacks, cutpurses and highbinders of LAUSD be able to fool us so completely.
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Both the Boston Daily Globe and the Boston Herald reported the shooting the next day, filling their pages with news about the "Celestial" who was "gunned down by Highbinders [assassins]," creating in Chinatown a "spirit of uneasiness and anxiety.
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We focus so much of our attention on the Wall Street highbinders, the savings bank sharks and the couple of dozen CEOs who came up with absurd compensation deals, that we forget about the good things that are happening.
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