1. A political leader (especially of Tammany Hall) 
2. A chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
   - sagamore

Derived forms: sachems

Type of: Indian chief, Indian chieftain, pol [N. Amer], political leader, politician, politico, pollie [Austral], polly [Austral]

Encyclopedia: Sachem

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• tallith
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• tallow
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• tally
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• tally-ho
• tallyman
• Talmud
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