ramrod (ram¦rod)

noun

• 1a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzle-loading firearm.
• used in similes and metaphors to describe an erect or rigid posture: he held himself ramrod straight

• 2North American a foreman or manager, especially one who is a strict disciplinarian: he was ramrod for the construction of the Apollo command module

verb (ramrods, ramrodding, ramrodded)

• force a proposed measure to be accepted or completed quickly: they ramrodded through legislation voiding the court injunctions