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PowerPoint Ranger

PowerPoint Ranger
 n.Gloss: a derogatory term for a military bureaucrat or policy wonk. «As anyone who has ever worked in or near it can attest, the DoD is run by what I like to call Powerpoint Rangers: guys like Thomas Barnett, who latch onto a big, simple idea, attach pretty animations and maps, and proclaim themselves Grand Strategists.» —“Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin” by Joshua Foust Registan.net Dec. 17, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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