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Blairist

Blairist adjective: favouring, or according to, the policies of Tony Blair, British prime minister 1997-2007.

Adjective

Blairist (comparative more Blairist, superlative most Blairist)

  1. (UK) Favouring, or according to, the policies of Tony Blair, British prime minister 1997-2007.
    • The campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq left him looking like the leader of a Blairist 'front' party as he backed the government on these and other issues.2006, David Childs, Britain Since 1945: A Political History, page 298
    • The Blairist emphasis on inclusiveness and recruitment by post code will likewise set off a new downward spiral in education[…]2000, The Salisbury Review: Volumes 19-20

Forms of Blairist

comparativemore Blairist
superlativemost Blairist

Origin of Blairist

From Blair + -ist.

Questions about Blairist

What does Blairist mean?
Blairist means favouring, or according to, the policies of Tony Blair, British prime minister 1997-2007.
What part of speech is Blairist?
Blairist is an adjective.

Words near Blairist in the dictionary

  1. Blairesque
  2. Blairgowrie
  3. Blairgowrie and Rattray
  4. Blairian
  5. Blairism
  6. Blairist
  7. Blairista
  8. Blairistas
  9. Blairite
  10. Blairites
  11. Blairlogie

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