Plus, contrary to hysterical prediction and uninformed innuendo, Bryant Lemuel's influence did not fill this pilot project with compliant placemen, instead leaving all appointments to the university science faculty.
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Placeman
/ˈpleɪsman/
Synonyms for "placeman" (11 found)
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4 entriescabinet placemanministerial placemanparliamentary placemanregional placeman
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Predictably, the brow-beaten Clement in the end submitted to Philip's demands that the papal commission, which was eventually convened in November 1309, should consist predominantly of clerics who were known to be royal placemen.
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