单词 | new democrat |
释义 | New Democratn. 1. Canadian Politics. A member of the New Democratic Party (see new adj. and n. Compounds 2a). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > other national politics > [noun] > Canadian politics > specific party > member or adherent of Liberal-Conservative1834 rouge1854 Socred1955 New Democrat1961 Créditiste1962 New Dem1962 Péquiste1970 1961 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. 4 Aug. 2/6 (heading) New Democrats adopt plank in favor of NATO alignment. 1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 6 Aug. 8/1 A New Democrat said if the Government is serious about improving housing it should seriously look at local labour. 1991 Ottawa Citizen 15 Dec. a4/1 A rainbow coalition of left and right, of New Democrats and Liberals and Tories. 2. U.S. Politics. A Democrat (see democrat n. 2) who advocates or supports neoliberal policies.Originally associated with Governor (later President) Bill Clinton and his supporters. ΚΠ 1985 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 7 Feb. i. 16/1 Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, who ‘epitomizes the new Democrat’. 1991 USA Today (Nexis) 23 Dec. 3 a His [sc. Bill Clinton's] ‘new Democrat’ philosophy, which stresses personal and corporate responsibilities for society. 1996 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 7 Feb. n1 They learned from the 1994 Democratic debacle that they have to sound like ‘New Democrats’ by talking about protecting typical middle-income Americans. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1961 |
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