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SACHEM
sachem, sagamore
(noun) a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
sachem
(noun) a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sachem (plural sachems)
The chief of a Native American tribe; a sagamore.
(US, politics, historical) A leader in the Tammany Hall society.
Anagrams
• mechas, samech, schame, schema
Source: Wiktionary
Sa"chem, n.
Definition: A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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