Clintonism

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English

Etymology

From Clinton +‎ -ism.

Noun

Clintonism (countable and uncountable, plural Clintonisms)

  1. (uncountable) The policies of U.S. president Bill Clinton.
  2. A statement made by Bill Clinton.

Quotations

  • 2002, P. J. O'Rourke, The CEO of the Sofa,
    President Clinton commenced the blathering with orotund Clintonisms: “The international community must take a side, not merely stand between the sides or on the sidelines.” With a side of fries.
  • 2004, Michael Kranish, Brian C Mooney, Nina J Easton, John F. Kerry
    Kerry had even borrowed a Clintonism in his remarks, transforming the Arkansas governor’s call for a “new covenant of social and personal responsibility” into his own call for a “social contract, a covenant wherein every right is matched with a responsibility.”
  • 2004, William Safire, The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time
    Another Clintonism that those who remember his administration fondly like to recall is the campaign semislogan, “It’s the economy, stupid.”