political pliancy

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• pli|an|cy — «PLY uhn see», noun. the fact of being easily bent; pliant condition or quality: »Figurative. To be overlooked for want of political pliancy, is a circumstance I need not blush to own (Richard Watson). SYNONYM(S): flexibility, pliability …   Useful english dictionary

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• Davis, Jefferson — born June 3, 1808, Christian county, Ky., U.S. died Dec. 6, 1889, New Orleans, La. U.S. political leader, president of the Confederate States of America (1861–65). He graduated from West Point and served as a lieutenant in the Wisconsin Territory …   Universalium