The Word of the Day "Augean stable"

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The Word of the Day for April 12 is:

Augean stable \aw-JEE-un-STAY-bul\ (noun)
: a condition or place marked by great accumulation of filth or corruption

Example sentence:
The pro-statehood candidate promised that, if elected, he would sweep out the Augean stable that the PNP party and previous PNP government had become under the incumbent governor.

Did you know?
"Augean stable" most often appears in the phrase "clean the Augean
stable," which usually means "clear away corruption" or "perform a large and
unpleasant task that has long called for attention." Augeas, the mythical
king of Elis, kept great stables that held 3,000 oxen and had not been
cleaned for thirty years -- until Hercules was assigned the job. Hercules
accomplished this task by causing two rivers to run through the stables. The
word "Augean" is sometimes used by itself, too -- it has come to mean
"extremely difficult and usually distasteful." We can refer to "Augean
tasks," "Augean labor," or even "Augean clutter."