Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gang of eight

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: gang of eight
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A set of eight leaders within the United States Congress who are briefed on classified intelligence matters by the executive branch.

American usage; Informal

name

A set of eight leaders within the United States Congress for fiscal matters.

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"If the President were to inform the Gang of Eight that he signed a covert action finding to overthrow the government of Canada, he would be required to tell others at least something about the finding."
"First Washington had the Gang of Six, six senators seeking a bipartisan agreement on reducing the nation's debt. Now there's the Gang of Eight, eight senators seeking an agreement on dodging looming end-of-year spending cuts and tax increases."

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

the Gang of Eight (canonical)

Phrases

Gang of Four Gang of Six

Frequently Paired Words

Gang of Four Gang of Six

Questions

What does gang of eight mean?: A set of eight leaders within the United States Congress who are briefed on classified intelligence matters by the executive branch.

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