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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.


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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She said she will continue to co-host “The Ex-Files,” a podcast she co-hosts with her ex-husband Jamie Rubin, a former journalist who served in the State Department during the Clinton administration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Mark Iwry, a former senior Treasury official who led national retirement policy in the Clinton and Obama administrations, said auto-enrollment marks a major improvement but that stock donations raise potential concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Famous “Bills” are all about: Zane, Shakespeare, Wonka, and “Bill-bo Baggins,” along with allusions to “canceled Bills” like Cosby and Clinton.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

When you were talking, I thought of another scripture — “the repairers of the breach,” which Bill Clinton used quite a bit.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Sidwell Friends appealed to us for a lot of reasons, including the fact that it was the school Chelsea Clinton had attended when her father was president.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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