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Clintonize, v. U.S. Pol. colloq.|ˈklɪntənaɪz|
Also with lower-case initial.
[f. Clinton (see *Clintonite n.) + -ize.]
trans. (and intr. for refl.) To modify in accordance with or as a result of the policies of President Clinton. So Clintoniˈzation n.; ˈClintonized ppl. a.
1992Chicago Tribune 31 June 23/4 (heading) Brace yourselves: Our culture is about to be clintonized. Ibid., The Candidate's press secretary..was quoted in The New York Times—that sure guide to clintonization—as saying that The Candidate makes it a point to re-read the meditations of Marcus Aurelius every couple of years. Ibid., The clintonized style will not be limited to the campaign and its hangers-on. 1992U.S. News & World Rep. 2 Nov. 92/1 That's why investors really don't need to ‘Clintonize’ their portfolios. 1993Times 12 Jan. 21/4 The government should study US experience... It could Clintonise: recovery now, financed by bigger defence cuts, and deficit reduction later. 1993Observer 24 Jan. 19/8 A Clintonised wing of the Labour Party wants to import his language of political renewal on the cheap. |