Word: impostor
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...presidential campaign, and the fact that President Roosevelt employed him in investigating several abuses in the Civil Services. It was therefore naturally believed that he was an office-seeker, and his reform principles were consequently considered mere party abuse and ridiculed as the sounding catch-words of a public impostor...
...during the absence of Bartholo from the room she agrees to meet Almaviva, but he does not have an opportunity to explain that he has given her note to Bartholo to reassure him. Bartholo overhears Almaviva speaking of his disguise; and, realizing that the music teacher is an impostor, drives him from the house...