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Word: outbrawl (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1958-1958
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Weary of always being outvoted in the Diet, the Socialists have tried to outshout and outbrawl their opponents, at times reducing Japan's postwar democracy to a mess. Faced with these outbursts, Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi remained politely placid, meek and smiling. "But Kishi's smile," the Socialists admit with just a trace of admiration, "is like a rose-it has thorns that slash." Last week, faced with the toughest battle in his 21 months in office, Kishi injected some thorny parliamentary shenanigans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: The Rose & the Thorn | 11/17/1958 | See Source »

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