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could not get elected dogcatcher phrase

(idiomatic, chiefly US, politics, hyperbolic) Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular. Today is Election Day in the United States. As this is a presidential election year, voters will be casting ballots for the President and Vice President.

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cosmos n

(countable) The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order. (by extension) A harmonious, ordered whole. (uncountable) Harmony, order. [...] Any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously coloured flowers and pinnate leaves. [...] The American astronomer Carl Sagan, who co-wrote and narrated the award-winning television documentary Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980–1981) and authored its companion book Cosmos (1980), was born on this day 90 years ago in 1934.

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stagflation n

(economics) Prolonged high inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, often with recession and high unemployment. The word is generally thought to have been coined by the British politician Iain Macleod during a parliamentary speech that he made on this day in 1965.

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