pack (2)EnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishpack2 /pak / ▸ verb [with object] fill (a jury, committee, etc.) with people likely to support a particular verdict or decision: his efforts to pack the court with men who shared his ideology. – ORIGIN mid 16th century (in the sense ‘enter into a private agreement’): of uncertain origin; perhaps a variant of pact or pack1.
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