Noun : a politician followed by a gaggle of supporters.    From Dictionary.com. 

That happened just a few moments ago in what we call the gaggle this morning with White House Press Secretary Tony Snow.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 31, 2007] Reference

In March 1990 she called a gaggle of historians to Chequers to discuss the German character, or rather the likely ambitions and governing style of a united nation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top stories from Times Online] Reference

Suzanne Malveaux, you are in what the reporters call the gaggle, which is an off-camera briefing between the White House public relations arm and reporters every morning.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2005] Reference

The gaggle is a way for you to learn more about yourself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jessica Massa: How Are We Finding Love in a Post-Dating World?] Reference

We had the pilot call our gaggle en route to tell them where we'd be.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chickenhawk]

Better than talking about what a FREAK SHOW the gaggle is gonna be? we’ll see.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » VIDEO: Snow Says He Regrets Criticizing Bush] Reference

Snow held the informal morning briefing, known as the gaggle, in his office instead of in the briefing room in the West Wing of the White House.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 12, 2006] Reference

Now, Ari Fleischer, the White House press secretary, was asked about that earlier in what is called a gaggle, where he meets with reporters earlier in the morning.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Ari Fleischer Addresses John Ashcroft as Senate Votes on His Confirmation - February 1, 2001] Reference

Gordon Johndroe, who is the spokesman for the National Security Council, just wrapped up the off camera briefing today known as the gaggle, of course, here in Crawford.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2007] Reference

It's called a "gaggle," for reasons I've never been able to understand.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 6, 2001] Reference

Had a bit of a chuckle at the collective noun for bloggers possibly being a 'gaggle' :-D x.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Baby Quilt] Reference

To the tune of "Puff the Magic Dragon," she and her "gaggle" of Raging Grannies plan to sing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Craig and Marc Kielburger: Protesting for the Young at Heart] Reference

MR. MCCURRY: We can do it afterwards and he can just kind of gaggle with you afterwards if you want to do it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Mikr Mccurry] Reference

Because sometimes when she's with a 'gaggle' of her girlfriends, they all become rather 'Strange', and THAT can turn into a DARK MATTER!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dark Matter Detector Heading to the ISS This Summer | Universe Today] Reference

And also, just for grins, something that will make your skin crawl the way Ari the Flea used to, it's an excerpt from a press "gaggle" with McClelly the Liar, Liar Pants on Fire.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2003-10-01] Reference

We were part of a larger "gaggle" of 20 F-15s providing air cover against F-5 advesary air for a large strike package.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Military cargo plane crashes at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska; no word on casualties] Reference

A tame gaggle of girls stare sheepishly into the smoked windows.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Tiger Beat Goes On] Reference

With its gaggle of kids and germs, there's lots of reading to do.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who’s A Good (Germy) Boy?] Reference

Now there's a whole gaggle of girlie mags, like the just-launched Teen Vogue.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheat Sheet | Teen Magazines] Reference

A little further down is defensive end Alex Brown, with a much smaller gaggle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Media Day] Reference

"Wasteland" chronicles the lives of a gaggle of tortured twentysomethings in New York.    From Wordnik.com.  [All Of Life's Little Mysteries] Reference

So he logged on to eLance. com to hire a gaggle of freelancers to help him build his business.    From Wordnik.com.  [Help Wanted: Think Web] Reference

School of DesignA gaggle of galleries show off student and faculty work in glass, textiles and more.    From Wordnik.com.  [ARTS: STUDENT PERFORMANCES] Reference

Even Gretzky looked surprised at the gaggle, and he's surely had a few bulbs go off in his face before.    From Wordnik.com.  [Controversial Import] Reference

The video director cues a car into the shot, and then a gaggle of extras, and then a Dolly Parton impersonator.    From Wordnik.com.  [And the Cat Came Back] Reference

A gaggle of writers and critics have had 10 years since Diana's death to ferret out every last detail of her life.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tina Brown Talks] Reference

Recently soldiers heading out for night maneuvers marched past a gaggle of barefoot tourists, clamming on the beach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Where Shells Rained] Reference

And what if these chips enabled them to wage real war against their enemies the Gorgonites, a gaggle of friendly monsters?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Playing To The Crowds] Reference

The idea that you'd have a cell phone that connects to a TV with a keyboard and a gaggle of wires is nothing short of silly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Can A $100 Laptop Change The World?] Reference

Once at Miami International Airport, a gaggle of people all wearing the same light gray jackets were following me around the terminal.    From Wordnik.com.  [One Of The Bad Guys?] Reference

That's why we like Copernic (copernic. com), which ferrets out the best results from a gaggle of engines and saves them for future use.    From Wordnik.com.  [Search-Centric] Reference

"Ocean's Eleven" delivers what it promises: a gaggle of movie stars breezing their way through a brisk, glossy Hollywood entertainment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boys Just Wanna Have Fun] Reference