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orangecrush

(28,733 posts)
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 12:08 PM 14 hrs ago

I learned a new word today - "Vassal"


nounhistorical
noun: vassal; plural noun: vassals
a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance.

Definitions from Oxford Languages

Used in a sentence -

Republicans in Congress are not Representatives or Senators, they are in reality Vassals of Donald Trump.

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I learned a new word today - "Vassal" (Original Post) orangecrush 14 hrs ago OP
They are representative of the people that voted for them JI7 14 hrs ago #1
They have turned their backs on those voters orangecrush 14 hrs ago #2
We seem to be making a return to feudalism Redleg 13 hrs ago #3
Truth orangecrush 13 hrs ago #4
Most voters in those distrcts are MAGA JI7 13 hrs ago #5

JI7

(93,275 posts)
1. They are representative of the people that voted for them
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 12:18 PM
14 hrs ago

They are in Congress because they got the most votes. In most cases they won by larger majority.

Redleg

(6,834 posts)
3. We seem to be making a return to feudalism
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 01:27 PM
13 hrs ago

Perhaps that is what Trump meant by "the Golden Age."

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