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Someone who feels or exhibits vast self-importance and arrogance when placed in a position of power, simply because of his or her gender, race, or any other irrelevant factor, not because of one's actual intelligence or credentials.
When Bob was elected class president and then spent student funds on a foam party, he really pulled a Michael Steele.
by Courtney Bluehauser September 8, 2010
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