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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
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of poobah English)
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).
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
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an arrogant or conceited person of importance [syn: high-muck-a-muck ]
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.