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 n.— «The 57-year-old Wolf is a so-called cardinal on Capitol Hill, the term for chairmen of subcommittees of the House Appropriations Committee.» —“‘Safe’ Wolf Was ‘Present’ ” by Peter Hardin Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.) Jan. 8, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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