Clinton

American  

[klin-tn] / ˈklɪn tn /

noun

1. De Witt 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).

2. George, 1739–1812, governor of New York 1777–95, 1801–04: vice president of the U.S. 1805–12.

3. Sir Henry, 1738?–95, commander in chief of the British forces in the American Revolutionary War.

4. Hillary (Rodham), born 1947, U.S. politician: senator from New York 2001–2009; secretary of state 2009–2013 (wife of William J. Clinton).

5. James, 1733–1812, American general in the Revolutionary War (brother of George Clinton).

6. William J(efferson) Bill, born 1946, 42nd president of the U.S. 1993–2001.

7. a city in E Iowa, on the Mississippi River.

8. a city in central Maryland.

9. a town in W Mississippi.

10. a city in central Massachusetts.

11. a town in S Connecticut.

12. a male given name.

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Clinton British  

/ ˈklɪntən /

noun

1. Bill, full name William Jefferson Clinton . born 1946, US Democrat politician; 42nd president of the US (1993–2001)

2. his wife, Hillary Rodham. born 1947, US Democrat politician and lawyer: first lady (1993–2001); senator (2001–09); secretary of state (2009–13)

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Example Sentences

He went beyond what he had been authorized by Mr. Clinton to discuss and announced a tentative agreement with Kim—on CNN.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Decades later, President Bill Clinton suggested in 1999 that the Nato bombing campaign against Yugoslavia might be brief.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The show and its team now fall under the responsibility of OpenAI's public affairs chief Chris Lehane, a veteran Washington lobbyist who made his name handling scandals for the Clinton administration.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Treasurys, says Andrew Clinton, CEO of Clinton Investments in Stamford, Conn. “For those in high tax brackets, the taxable equivalent yields of municipal bonds are often higher than those of taxable CDs and Treasurys.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

This meant that Clinton believed that he, coming from the south, and Burgoyne, coming from the north, were about to trap an American Army led by General Horatio Gates at Saratoga, New York.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen