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Pompous office-holder
Answer for the clue "Pompous office-holder ", 8 letters:
pooh-bah
Word definitions for pooh-bah in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"leader who maintains excessive bureaucratic control," 1888, from Pooh-Bah , the name of the "Lord High Everything Else" character in Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado" (1885).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an arrogant or conceited person of importance [syn: high-muck-a-muck ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of poobah English)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ the pooh-bahs down at city hall
Usage examples of pooh-bah.
Then a trick to beat Liebig flashed into his head, a crafty trick, a simple clear experiment that would smash Liebig and all other pooh-bahs of chemistry who scorned the important work that his precious microscopic creatures might do.
You’re like those Hollywood pooh-bahs in that hotel bar, like the politician and her handlers that I snared in San Francisco.