word of the day

tin-pot

adjective ~ small-time

Petty despots and tin-pot dictators often pay lip service to democratic ideals in order to give their regimes an aura of legitimacy.

Merriam-Websterâ€™s 365 New Words Calendar, www.pageaday.com, Workman Publishing

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