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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat word describes an individual or group who abuses their power for personal gain,
and they know that you know that they acted brutishly, yet whenever you cross paths they wave as if civility and decorum needs to be maintained at all costs.
I sometimes think they do this because they believe they are making amends by being polite, or because they really are part of a culture that allows these overreaches and they think that you just have to put up with them. But you're thinking something entirely different.
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What word describes an individual or group who abuses their power for personal gain, (Original Post)
Baitball Blogger
Mar 2017
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irisblue
(33,036 posts)1. Republican Greed Head SOB works for me 90 percent of the time
Baitball Blogger
(46,769 posts)3. 90% would be just about right.
5X
(3,972 posts)2. trump. n/t
Baitball Blogger
(46,769 posts)4. how about, trumpeteers.
Or trumpets?
milestogo
(16,829 posts)5. Abuse of Power. Exploitation. Opression.
world wide wally
(21,757 posts)6. Sociopath
onecaliberal
(32,931 posts)7. Republicans
gibraltar72
(7,513 posts)8. Televangelist.
Initech
(100,108 posts)9. Hitler