Definition of Clintonite in English:
Clintonite
adjective ˈklɪntənʌɪtˈklɪnt(ə)naɪt
Relating to or characteristic of the former US president Bill Clinton or his policies.
a Clintonite foreign policy
Example sentencesExamples
- He was equally critical of the Clintonite legacy, but Iowa and New Hampshire didn't vote for him in the end.
- An autumn reshuffle of the campaign team and the arrival of several Clintonite veterans did little to halt the president's momentum.
- The Clintonite Democratic Leadership Council warned earlier this year that he was "unelectable" and this week criticised his "light-on-issues, heavy-on-anger presidential effort".
- It is most unlikely that the party can sustain their Clintonite triangulation in the face of serious scrutiny.
- He'll likely continue a Clintonite foreign policy, albeit with minor changes.
noun ˈklɪntənʌɪtˈklɪnt(ə)naɪt
A supporter of the former US president Bill Clinton or his policies.
our current governor is a former Clintonite
Example sentencesExamples
- The Clintonites also didn't assume the glorious employment boom of the late '90s would last forever.
- Clintonites began to argue more explicitly that "values [must come] before interests".
- Most people assumed he would be a loyal Clintonite given his long history with them.
- The administration started a whispering campaign that undermined his credibility and labeled him a "Clintonite".
- It's clear from the outset that he is, in some broad sense, a Clintonite, but he doesn't bully the reader into any particular frame of political analysis.
Definition of Clintonite in US English:
Clintonite
adjectiveˈklint(ə)nītˈklɪnt(ə)naɪt
Relating to or characteristic of the former US president Bill Clinton or his policies.
a Clintonite foreign policy
Example sentencesExamples
- He was equally critical of the Clintonite legacy, but Iowa and New Hampshire didn't vote for him in the end.
- The Clintonite Democratic Leadership Council warned earlier this year that he was "unelectable" and this week criticised his "light-on-issues, heavy-on-anger presidential effort".
- An autumn reshuffle of the campaign team and the arrival of several Clintonite veterans did little to halt the president's momentum.
- It is most unlikely that the party can sustain their Clintonite triangulation in the face of serious scrutiny.
- He'll likely continue a Clintonite foreign policy, albeit with minor changes.
nounˈklint(ə)nītˈklɪnt(ə)naɪt
A supporter of the former US president Bill Clinton or his policies.
our current governor is a former Clintonite
Example sentencesExamples
- The Clintonites also didn't assume the glorious employment boom of the late '90s would last forever.
- Clintonites began to argue more explicitly that "values [must come] before interests".
- The administration started a whispering campaign that undermined his credibility and labeled him a "Clintonite".
- It's clear from the outset that he is, in some broad sense, a Clintonite, but he doesn't bully the reader into any particular frame of political analysis.
- Most people assumed he would be a loyal Clintonite given his long history with them.