A person who assists in a political campaign by canvassing votes for a party and performing menial tasks for its leaders.
〈美，非正式，主贬〉（竞选时为某党派拉选票而忙碌的）选区政党头儿的走卒
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As a politician, Lelyveld is a benevolent ward heeler.
The people in these organizations - from party leader to ward heeler to precinct captain to loyal voter - mattered.
In return, ring politicians rewarded district flunkies with patronage positions, even as district proprietors listed ward heelers on their employment roles.
He was like the party boss or ward heeler - but he carefully avoided any pretense or delusion of wanting to be the elected official.
At the same time, Leo also had a second career as a kind of Newark ward heeler, delivering the Polish vote to Republican candidates.
Jeb missed his calling as a ward heeler, who could raise the dead to vote every four years.
Moreover, the Democratic Party itself had changed, largely as a result of skilled African-American ward heelers that set out to transform the party from the ground up.
The candidate (a man, generally) begins a speech that has been worked on by his handlers, the one designed to please the fat cats and ward heelers - i.e., the ‘special interests.’
Expelled from school after sixth grade as incorrigible, he became a ward heeler for the Jersey City Democratic machine.
The power of many local officials and ward heelers throughout history was largely based on delivery.
Definition of ward heeler in US English:
ward heeler
noun
US derogatory, informal
A person who assists in a political campaign by canvassing votes for a party and performing menial tasks for its leaders.
〈美，非正式，主贬〉（竞选时为某党派拉选票而忙碌的）选区政党头儿的走卒
Example sentencesExamples
Expelled from school after sixth grade as incorrigible, he became a ward heeler for the Jersey City Democratic machine.
At the same time, Leo also had a second career as a kind of Newark ward heeler, delivering the Polish vote to Republican candidates.
The power of many local officials and ward heelers throughout history was largely based on delivery.
He was like the party boss or ward heeler - but he carefully avoided any pretense or delusion of wanting to be the elected official.
In return, ring politicians rewarded district flunkies with patronage positions, even as district proprietors listed ward heelers on their employment roles.
As a politician, Lelyveld is a benevolent ward heeler.
The candidate (a man, generally) begins a speech that has been worked on by his handlers, the one designed to please the fat cats and ward heelers - i.e., the ‘special interests.’
Moreover, the Democratic Party itself had changed, largely as a result of skilled African-American ward heelers that set out to transform the party from the ground up.
Jeb missed his calling as a ward heeler, who could raise the dead to vote every four years.
The people in these organizations - from party leader to ward heeler to precinct captain to loyal voter - mattered.