英语词汇velvet mafia的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

词组	velvet mafia
释义	velvet mafia noun collectively, influential homosexual Republican political staffers and operatives in Washington US The influence of gay Republicans in Washington first came to public attention during the Iran-Contra scandal of 1986, when it was revealed that many of the men in Oliver North’s inner circle were homosexual. A handful of Republicans—including presidential candidate George W. Bush and former presidential candidate John McCain—reaped just $34,000 from the gay activist leaders, previously known in the popular press as “the velvet mafia.” — Washington Times, p. C1, 28 May 2000 Known in some insider slang as the Velvet Mafia or the Pink Elephants, gay Republicans tend to be less open about their sexual orientation than their Democratic counterparts. — New York Times, p. A20, 8 October 2006
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