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potemkin |
(n): a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)
(n): a person active in party politics
(n): any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
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I love this word--it is so useful for anything that has a false front, either literally or figuratively.