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Word: swapper (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...other words a peerage for Sir Eric was to be swapped for a chairmanship for Sir Christopher. This sort of thing is often tolerated in cases where the swapper is an ordinary politician; but, the report released by the Prime Minister declared: "We think the whole course of proceedings shows, on the part of Bullock, a lack of that instinct and perception from which is derived a sure guide by which the conduct of Civil Servants should be regulated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Incorrupt Indiscretion | 8/17/1936 | See Source »

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