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Nixon

[nik-suhn]

noun

  1. Richard M(ilhous) 1913–94, 37th president of the U.S., 1969–74 (resigned).

  2. his wife Thelma Catherine Ryan Pat, 1912–93, U.S. First Lady 1969–74.



Nixon

/ nɪkˈsəʊnɪən, ˈnɪksən /

noun

  1. Richard M ( ilhous ). 1913–94, US Republican politician; 37th president from 1969 until he resigned over the Watergate scandal in 1974

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • Nixonian adjective
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The painting made its debut at the Royal Academy in 1793, three days after Turner's 18th birthday, before being bought by Reverend Robert Nixon, a customer of his father's barber shop.

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The Working Families Party previously endorsed Cuomo in the 2018 New York gubernatorial general election, even after backing activist Cynthia Nixon in the Democratic primary and criticizing Cuomo as a corporate Democrat.

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Hamill, who has described his own father as a “Nixon Republican,” knows “Star Wars” was meant to be universal, a mythic tale of good and evil that fans across the political spectrum could embrace.

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Conservatives have accused PBS and NPR of liberal bias in their news and documentary coverage since Richard Nixon was in office.

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I was no fan of Ronald Reagan or Richard Nixon.

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