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Clintonian

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /klɪnˈtəʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /klɪnˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Bill Clinton (born 1946), US politician who was the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: government, politics

Examples

  • "Obama's Clintonian circle: the abundance of Clinton veterans recruited by Obama may not be the change voters had in mind." (Yahoo Home Page, November 19, 2008 2:58PM (PST) ).

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to Hillary Clinton (born 1947), US politician and wife of Bill Clinton.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of or relating to DeWitt Clinton (born 1769), US politician.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: government, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Clinton Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Clintonian From Clinton + -ian.