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Paymaster
Definition:
(n.) One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same.
Example Sentences:
(1) That presents the other 15 governments of the eurozone, notably Germany , the EU's traditional paymaster, with its biggest challenge and its worst dilemma.
(2) So when his own paymasters pulled Youssef's latest episode – the second of a new series that had lightly criticised many Egyptians' unthinking nationalism – many saw it as a sign of how the space for public discourse created by the revolution was vanishing fast under the de facto leadership of General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
(3) He said information yielded by Ya'ari's detention has led to the arrests of two women: Haj Kaka, who he said was a spy who also procured arms for the extremists, and Hafsat Bako, described as a paymaster.
(4) With lavish subsidy comes political control: government paymasters have recently turfed out admired directors of theatres in Germany, Poland and France.
(5) Tell true stories of China,” Xi told staff at CCTV’s Washington headquarters during a video link conversation, adding: “I believe your work will [get] better and better.” A video posted by CCTV on Youtube , which is blocked in mainland China, showed the channel’s apparently jubilant staff clapping furiously as they were addressed by their paymaster.
(6) Germany is Europe's strongest economy and its paymaster, so the euro is run along German lines.
(7) It will make Cameron's life harder, not easier, as he is caught between corporate lobbying, including the paymasters, and the public mood.
(8) Coyne is backed almost universally by Corbyn’s enemies, who believe an unexpected victory would rob Labour’s leader of his last significant union backer and paymaster.
(9) The pair were at the centre of a sleaze row two years ago when the Daily Mail alleged that the chancellor had twisted Lord Burns' arm into issuing a statement that he had approved the financial affairs of former paymaster general Geoffrey Robinson.
(10) It was obviously a fantastic honour just meeting him,” he enthuses, pulling out his iPhone – he remains a devotee, despite his new paymasters – to show me a selfie.
(11) The principle is a simple one: it involves national resources going into education, health and housing, instead of being siphoned off into the offshore accounts of the super-rich or squandered on sordid overseas conflicts, instigated by the inadequate for the profit of their paymasters.
(12) Tsipras faces a rough ride from Greek MPs opposed to giving any ground to the paymasters in Brussels and the IMF, in the wake of more than 60% of people rejecting more austerity in the 5 July referendum .
(13) Last week, after the Guardian reported Labour's call, Traffic Paymaster disappeared from the web.
(14) It's a view he shares with Germany's finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble – Brussels' paymaster.
(15) Brussels, and its German paymasters, are in trouble.
(16) "He will write a cheque to the company," a Bank of America spokesman said, adding that Lewis agreed to the proposal because he felt it was not in the bank's best interest "to get into a dispute with the paymaster".
(17) After round upon round of tax increase, pay and pension cuts (enacted in the main at the request of EU paymaster Germany), the vast majority are in survival mode - unable to show much euphoria even over Berlin's latest volte face and assurances that the country's future remains in the eurozone.
(18) Also in the cabinet Philip Hammond Transport Caroline Spelman Environment, food and rural affairs Andrew Mitchell International development Owen Paterson Northern Ireland Cheryl Gillan Wales Jeremy Hunt Culture, Olympics, media and sport Lord Strathclyde Leader of the Lords, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Also attending cabinet meetings Francis Maude Minister for the Cabinet Office, paymaster general Oliver Letwin Minister of state, Cabinet Office David Willetts Minister of state (universities and science) Sir George Young Leader of the Commons, lord privy seal Patrick McLoughlin Parliamentary secretary to the Treasury and chief whip Also to attend cabinet when required Dominic Grieve Attorney general Nine from the Tories' 32-strong shadow team who have not made it to the cabinet Chris Grayling, Greg Clark, Nick Herbert, Theresa Villiers, Mark Francois, Grant Shapps, Baroness Neville-Jones, David Mundell, Baroness Anelay.
(19) I don’t think so, so he would be welcome in Brussels at any time.” Asked whether the European institutions would be able to work with Johnson if he entered Downing Street, Juncker replied: “The atmosphere of our talks would be better if Britain is staying in the European Union .” Johnson hit back with claims that Germany was the “paymaster” of an EU project designed to create a United States of Europe .
(20) Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi Allegedly Ali's assistant, he has also been accused of being an al-Qaida paymaster.