throttlebottom

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noun

A purposeless incompetent in public office.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Usage Examples

โ€œ[Lyndon B. Johnson] wanted to be Vice President, both to position himself as JFKโ€™s successor someday and because he believed that he could convert any job -- even Throttlebottomโ€™s -- into a power base.โ€ James MacGregor Burns; The Crosswinds of Freedom; Knopf; 1989.
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