Nixon

[ nik-suhn ]

/ ˈnɪk sən /

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noun

Richard M(il·hous)

[mil-hous], /ˈmɪl haʊs/, 1913–94, 37th president of the U.S., 1969–74 (resigned).

his wife, Thelma Catherine Ryan "Pat", 1912–93, U.S. First Lady 1969–74.

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Nivôse, nix, nixer, nixie, Nixie tube, Nixon, Nixon Doctrine, Nixon, Richard, niyama, Nizam, Nizam al-Mulk

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How to use Nixon in a sentence

He and the three other Miamian burglars sued former officials in the Nixon campaign, saying they were tricked into believing they were working for a national security agency.
Eugenio Martinez, Watergate burglar pardoned by Reagan, dies at 98|Harrison Smith|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
This is all good news but it’s also a long, long way from the Nixon-era hope that cancer was about to be “cured” within five years.
How to Fix the Incentives in Cancer Research (Ep. 449)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 28, 2021|Freakonomics
On the other hand, everyone saw Nixon dance, and he wasn’t bad.
Not all presidents’ dance skills are created equal|Bonnie Berkowitz, Joanne Lee|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
They then ran his voice and face through the two types of software, and stitched them together into a final deepfake Nixon.
The year deepfakes went mainstream|Karen Hao|December 24, 2020|MIT Technology Review

If you compare it to what happened to Nixon, the difference is you have this authoritarian personality that has managed to take hold.
How 2020 Will Go Down in the History Books, According to Historians|Olivia B. Waxman|December 23, 2020|Time
It was original in how it treated Nixon and his connection to the right before 1968.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Nixon said defending the two islands was “a matter of principle.”
The World’s Toughest Political Quiz|Jeff Greenfield|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, two years later, America elected Richard Nixon as president.
GOP Won’t Forgive Rand for Cop Critique|Lloyd Green|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like so much in American politics, the debate about cops goes back to Nixon, says Pitney.
The GOP and Police Unions: A Love Story|Eleanor Clift|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the 1960 campaign between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy, there was virtually no discussion of crime.
The GOP and Police Unions: A Love Story|Eleanor Clift|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was regarding, speculatively, the back of young Ovid Nixon, the assistant cashier.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
Mrs. Nixon could give Scattergood no explanation, and she herself, in the midst of a spell of neuralgia, was distracted.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
At our last meeting, you foretold the near overthrow of Mr. Nixon and the Croker regime.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2|Various
Mr. Nixon would have then become a martyr or a hero; and between the two there after all goes flowing no mighty difference.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2|Various
Mr. Croker meant Mr. Nixon for the mayoralty; but the plotting eighteen, intriguing with Brooklyn blocked the way with Mr. Coler.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Nixon

Nixon

/ (ˈnɪksən) /

noun

Richard M (ilhous). 1913–94, US Republican politician; 37th president from 1969 until he resigned over the Watergate scandal in 1974

Derived forms of Nixon

Nixonian (nɪkˈsəʊnɪən), adjective

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