Noun: Tammany Hall
- A political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City that controlled city politics through patronage and corruption from the 1790s to the 1960s
"Tammany Hall's influence extended far beyond New York City politics";
- Tammany Society, Tammany
Type of: org [informal], organisation [Brit], organization
Part of: Democratic Party
Encyclopedia: Tammany Hall