Nixon
noun
Richard M(ilhous) 1913–94, 37th president of the U.S., 1969–74 (resigned).
Nixonian
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a word derived from
Nixon.
Example Sentences
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As suggestive as his quiet performance is in Francis Ford Coppola’s Nixonian 1974 thriller “The Conversation,” all of Hackman’s turns have a complexity that made them endlessly fascinating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
When Terry Meeuwsen was crowned Miss America in 1973, she was a Nixonian conservative, which was fine with the Miss America honchos but out of step with the zeitgeist of the youth.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
Charles Logan, 24 Gregory Itzin A classically Nixonian baddy and perhaps the greatest villain to square up to terrorist-hunting hero Jack Bauer.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 2020
Kelly also told Bolton it was "Nixonian" behavior.
From Fox News ● Jun. 18, 2020
With Nixonian cunning, Calliope unwrapped and flushed away a flotilla of unused Tampax.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
