In Politics
An American colloquialism labels an unpopular politician by saying that he or she "couldn't be elected dogcatcher". "Dogcatcher" is also used as shorthand for low-level political office.
In actuality, most animal control officers are appointed by an executive authority. An exception is the town of Duxbury, Vermont, which does elect its dogcatcher.
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing in their natures; there is a hole, an empty place, and they use politics to fill it up. It leaves them somehow misshapen.”
—Peggy Noonan (b. 1950)
“... privacy is ... connected to a politics of domination.”
—bell hooks (b. 1955)
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