RINO

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word RINO. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word RINO, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say RINO in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word RINO you have here. The definition of the word RINO will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofRINO, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: rino, Rino, riño, riñó, rino-, and rɨño

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “history”)

Pronunciation

Noun

RINO (plural RINOs)

  1. (US politics, derogatory) Acronym of Republican in name only. Typically used by conservative members of the U.S. Republican Party to describe liberal Republicans or Republicans seen as liberals.
    • 1994 September, Raphael J. Sonenshein, Politics in Black and White: Race and Power in Los Angeles, Princeton University Press, page 303:
      Irritated that Riordan’s key aides are Democrats, some Republican party activists sported RINO (Republican In Name Only) buttons at a Riordan speech (Los Angeles Times, 16 May 1994).
    • 1998 October 28, Eric Chomko, “George W. Bush: Our Next President”, in alt.president.clinton (Usenet):
      And Bush is a RINO - Republican In Name Only. Even my dad, a lifelong Democrat, says that Bush (this one) is much more moderate […]
    • 2005 September, Brannon Howse, One Nation Under Man?: The Worldview War Between Christians and the Secular Left, Broadman & Holman Publishing Group, page 61:
      Among Republicans, there are the RINOs—Republican In Name Only. A RINO does not apply convictions based upon a biblical worldview to public policy.
    • , →ISSN:
      Mr. Trump called Mr. Raffensperger a “RINO,” or Republican in Name Only, while continuing to make false claims about voting integrity in Georgia; along the way he tossed a few barbs at the state’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, Mr. Trump’s ally and sometime-scapegoat.]

Related terms

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia