Reagan

[rey-guh n]

noun

Nancy DavisAnne Francis Robbins Davis, born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).

Ronald (Wilson),1911–2004, 40th president of the U.S. 1981–89.

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Contemporary Examples of reagan

The New York governor was the foremost Democrat to stand athwart the Reagan Revolution.
Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82
Eleanor Clift
January 2, 2015
Day a state holiday, 21 years after President Reagan made it a federal holiday.
No. 3 Republican Admits Talking to White Supremacist Conference
Tim Mak
December 30, 2014
Fifty years later, the Reagan consensus prevails, it seems to me, more so than Roosevelt consensus.
This Republican Loved Taxes & Modern Art
Scott Porch
November 19, 2014
At times, the incoming Reagan administration seemed to blame the victims.
Bringing El Salvador Nun Killers to Justice
Raymond Bonner
November 10, 2014
In exchange for the meeting with Reagan, Brown got Sharpton to make a promise.
Is Al Sharpton Running New York City Hall From the White House?
Michael Daly
November 7, 2014

Historical Examples of reagan

After I sank the third time, Reagan got me by the hair and towed me to the ship.
The White Mice
Richard Harding Davis
General Reagan said he had money enough to take him to Texas.
Robert Toombs
Pleasant A. Stovall
Reagan was the first of the prisoners to read it, and he then handed it to Davis.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865
Various
Reagan pleaded with tears at last for what he knew his Chief felt to be best.
The Victim
Thomas Dixon
"I'll tell him, General Toombs," Reagan cordially responded.
The Victim
Thomas Dixon

British Dictionary definitions for reagan

Reagan

noun

Ronald . 1911–2004, US film actor and Republican statesman: Governor of California (1966–74): 40th president of the US (1981–89)

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Word Origin and History for reagan

Reagan

surname, from Irish riagan, literally "little king." Reaganism first recorded 1966, in reference to policies of Ronald W. Reagan (1911-2004), U.S. governor of California 1967-75, U.S. president 1981-89.