DLC

abbreviation

downloadable content: additional content that can be purchased online and added on to a video game, as to enhance its features: If you buy the DLC, you’ll have access to the new weapon packs.I had more fun playing the DLC than the game itself.: See also expansion (def. 9).

Origin of DLC

First recorded in 2000–05

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Democrats faced accusations about the party being divided, and the DLC and DNC (Democratic National Committee) were often at odds.
The Republican Party Needs an RLC | Eleanor Clift | January 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The DLC spoke to, and for, a Democratic rank and file that was considerably more moderate than party establishment.
The Bill Clinton and DLC Model For Reinventing the Republican Party | Will Marshall | March 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Someone will start a centrist Republican Leadership Council, just as people started the centrist DLC back in 1985.
Michael Tomasky: Could Obama Be Headed for a Landslide? | Michael Tomasky | December 13, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Liberals lost, as the DLC-ified White House agreed to huge cuts in domestic spending.
The Budget Deal's Odd Couple | Peter Beinart | April 11, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
But stylistically the DLC could not have been further from the new zeitgeist.
DLC Shutting Down: Is Howard Dean to Blame? | Ben Adler | February 8, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

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