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Definition of Tammany hall

1. Noun. A political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism.

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Literary usage of Tammany hall

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"... tammany hall. See TAMMANY SOCIETY. TAMMANY SOCIETY, or COLUMBIAN ORDER, The, was founded 12 May 1789 by William Mooney, ex-Revolutionary soldier (two ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"tammany hall in Nassau street became the headquarters of the war party where they ... In August 1814 about 1200 members of tammany hall went in a body to ..."

3. A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901 by Thomas Allston Brown (1903)
"... where they erected the present "tammany hall." It was situated on the north side of Fourteenth Street, between Third Avenue and Irving Place. ..."

4. Historical Collections of the State of New York: Containing a General by John Warner Barber, Henry Howe (1842)
"The above shows the appearance of tammany hall and the adjacent buildings as they appear ... tammany hall has acquired considerable celebrity from being the ..."

5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"Twilight of tammany hall. World's Work. 27: 432-40. F. 44. Who govern the United States. World's Work. 27: 314-27. Ja. '14. Wireless under the water. ..."

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