Rooseveltian
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Rooseveltian
Example Sentences
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His finest moment came during the New York Democratic State Convention in September 1936, as his reelection campaign was being launched amid GOP attacks on Social Security and other Rooseveltian reforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
President Franklin D. Roosevelt had Rooseveltian ambitions with a Democratic majority of 23 seats in the Senate and 196 seats in the House.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021
Willkie’s next months were full of speculation about Rooseveltian double-dealing: Was the President really thinking of making Willkie his fourth-term running mate?
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 10, 2018
“From Rooseveltian press conferences came the first tip-offs on such big stories as the recognition of Russia, the devaluation of the dollar, TVA.”
From Time ● Dec. 20, 2016
To the enemies of the Administration, it seemed that Mr. Taft had turned away from the Rooseveltian policies.
From Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography by William Roscoe Thayer
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