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| Main Entry: | Bork |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to seek to obstruct a political appointment or selection; also, to attack a political opponent viciously |
| Etymology: | from the incident involving Robert Bork, US Supreme Court nominee in 1987 |
| Usage: | politics |
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bork
1987, "to discredit a candidate for some position by savaging his or her career and beliefs," from name of U.S. jurist Robert H. Bork (b.1927), whose Supreme Court nomination in 1987 was rejected after an intense counter-campaign.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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