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词汇 Beltway bandit
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Definition of Beltway bandit in US English:

Beltway bandit

noun
informal
  • A company that does a large percentage of its business as a federal government contractor.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These days, most A - 76 experts generally aren't working in government; they work for Beltway bandits.
    • But he wasn't a Beltway bandit either - which was a big part of his appeal.
    • As Fuller points out, much of the expansion in government programs takes place among the so-called ‘Beltway bandits,’ companies that contract out with the federal leviathan.
    • And clearly, the EU path, in some form or another is the world of the future whatever the Beltway bandits think.
    • ‘I don't want to give the impression that the new Microdyne will be a Beltway bandit,’ Jalbert said.

Definition of Beltway bandit in US English:

Beltway bandit

noun
informal
  • A company that does a large percentage of its business as a federal government contractor.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And clearly, the EU path, in some form or another is the world of the future whatever the Beltway bandits think.
    • As Fuller points out, much of the expansion in government programs takes place among the so-called ‘Beltway bandits,’ companies that contract out with the federal leviathan.
    • ‘I don't want to give the impression that the new Microdyne will be a Beltway bandit,’ Jalbert said.
    • But he wasn't a Beltway bandit either - which was a big part of his appeal.
    • These days, most A - 76 experts generally aren't working in government; they work for Beltway bandits.
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