baby kisser

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[baby kisser] {n.}, {slang} A person campaigning for votes in his quest for elected political office; such persons often kiss little children in public.

* /Nixon was a baby kisser when he ran for Vice President with Eisenhower./

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	{n.} ⁹¹² {slang} ⁵⁹³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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