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Word: masterless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...feudal England every man had a master?peasant, noble and monarch; the masterless man was almost an outlaw and found every man's hand against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winnie's Defeat | 3/31/1924 | See Source »

Winston Spencer Churchill, "Winnie," is a masterless man in English politics. Once he was Conservative, but he became a Liberal 20 years ago because of Chamberlain's free trade program; he was a Liberal until this year, when he decided to run for Parliament on a Conservative platform. He wanted to stand in the Abbey Division of Westminster. The Conservative caucus said: "First you must let us be your master; consent to that and you must run for office only when and where we choose." "Winnie," who had just been defeated in the December election on a Liberal ticket, said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winnie's Defeat | 3/31/1924 | See Source »

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