Blairite
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Senior City sources say that Mr Johnson’s economic credo combines a Blairite enthusiasm for infrastructure spending, coupled with a Thatcherite belief in the power of tax cuts to stimulate the economy.
From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2019
Although no Blairite, he went out of his way to praise the Labour governments led by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown from 1997 to 2010.
From Economist • Sep. 28, 2016
A former foreign secretary and MP for South Shields, he was the Blairite choice for leader but eventually quit Parliament to become head of the International Rescue Committee charity in New York in 2013.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2015
The most obvious symbol of the internal conflict was the post-2010 battle of the brothers — David Miliband, a Blairite who was foreign secretary, versus Ed Miliband, a Brownite.
From New York Times • May 9, 2015
He also counts the playboy financier Nat Rothschild and Blairite heavyweight Peter Mandelson among his circle of acquaintances.
From Newsweek • Jul. 23, 2012
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