Potomac fever

English

(desire for political power): In reference to the Potomac river running through Washington, D.C., seat of US politics.

Potomac fever (uncountable)

Synonym of Potomac horse fever
(informal) A desire for political power.
- 1991, Tom Sehler, When Reason Sleeps (page 4)
  Or maybe he just had a severe case of Potomac fever. It affects most congressmen and senators sooner or later: an atrophy of the sense of humility, a swelling of the glands of arrogance.
- 2011, Roger Herst, Rabbi Gabrielle's Defiance
  After years of resisting Potomac fever, was she experiencing the initial symptoms ofthis dreaded disease? Was she capitulating toa base instinct for power?

单词	Potomac fever
释义	Potomac fever English Etymology (desire for political power): In reference to the Potomac river running through Washington, D.C., seat of US politics. Noun Potomac fever (uncountable) Synonym of Potomac horse fever (informal) A desire for political power. 1991, Tom Sehler, When Reason Sleeps (page 4) Or maybe he just had a severe case of Potomac fever. It affects most congressmen and senators sooner or later: an atrophy of the sense of humility, a swelling of the glands of arrogance. 2011, Roger Herst, Rabbi Gabrielle's Defiance After years of resisting Potomac fever, was she experiencing the initial symptoms ofthis dreaded disease? Was she capitulating toa base instinct for power?
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