English Explanatory Dictionary

Plum Book

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, a publication listing presidentially appointed positions within the federal government.

Word forms

Plum Book the Plum Book

Etymology

From the color of its cover, and perhaps a pun on plum (“cushy position, sinecure”).

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