Word of the Day for Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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martinet \mar-t'n-ET\, noun:
martinet \mar-t'n-ET\, noun:
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1. A strict disciplinarian.
1. A strict disciplinarian.
2. One who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods.
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Does the B.O. fancy himself as the Martinet-in-Chief of the American masses, telling them exactly how to run their lives because he and the rest of his politburo know better than they do?
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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A martinet is so called after an officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV.
A martinet is so called after an officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV.
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