A political hack is a negative term ascribed to a person who is part of the political party apparatus, but whose intentions are more aligned with victory than personal conviction. The term "hired gun" is often used in tandem to further describe the moral bankruptcy of the "hack".
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political hack — noun a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends • Syn: ↑machine politician, ↑ward heeler, ↑hack • Hypernyms: ↑politician, ↑politico, ↑pol, ↑political leader … Useful english dictionary
political hack — /pəlɪtɪkəl ˈhæk/ (say puhlitikuhl hak) noun a politician who pursues the narrow goal of ensuring that his or her party is in power, often using methods that are to do with the exercise of power or the pursuit of expediency …
Hack — may refer to: Contents 1 Computers and technology 2 Sports 3 Places 4 … Wikipedia
hack — hack1 /hak/, v.t. 1. to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever (something) with or as with heavy, irregular blows (often fol. by up or down): to hack meat; to hack down trees. 2. to break up the surface of (the ground). 3. to clear (a road, path,… … Universalium
hack — I [[t]hæk[/t]] v. t. 1) to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever with irregular, often heavy blows (often fol. by up or down): to hack down trees[/ex] 2) to clear (a road, path, etc.) by cutting away vines, trees, or other growth 3) to damage or… … From formal English to slang
political leader — noun a person active in party politics (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑politician, ↑politico, ↑pol • Derivationally related forms: ↑politics (for: ↑politician) … Useful english dictionary
Hack writer — is a colloquial, usually pejorative, term used to refer to a writer who is paid to write low quality, quickly put together articles or books to order , often with a short deadline. In a fiction writing context, the term is used to describe… … Wikipedia
hack — hack1 [hak] vt. [ME hacken < OE haccian, akin to Ger hacken < IE base * keg , peg, hook > HOOK, HATCHEL] 1. a) to chop or cut crudely, roughly, or irregularly, as with a hatchet b) to shape, trim, damage, etc. with or as with rough,… … English World dictionary
Hack-Tic — was a Dutch hacker magazine published between 1989 and 1993. Throughout its existence, Hack Tic obtained a cult following and upset the authorities beyond the Dutch borders. History In 1988, a small delegation from the Chaos Computer Club in… … Wikipedia
hack — ▪ I. hack hack 2 noun [countable] JOBS 1. a writer who does a lot of low quality work, especially writing newspaper articles 2. informal a taxi, or someone whose job is to drive a taxi [m0] ▪ II. hack hack 1 … Financial and business terms
