Usually means: Politician guided by self-interest alone.
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  1. snollygoster: Merriam-Webster
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  1. snollygoster: A Word A Day

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  1. snollygoster: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
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Definitions from Wiktionary (snollygoster)

▸ noun:  (slang, obsolete) A shrewd person not guided by principles, especially a politician.

Similar:
snogger, snool, loogan, politique, lollygagger, scallywag, shrewdie, politico, fooligan, shrewdy, more...

Opposite:
straight shooter, honest politician, principled leader

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Similar:
snogger, snool, loogan, politique, lollygagger, scallywag, shrewdie, politico, fooligan, shrewdy, more...

Opposite:
straight shooter, honest politician, principled leader



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