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Blairist en · ADJ

Etymology

From Blair + -ist.

Meanings

1. (UK) Favouring, or according to, the policies of Tony Blair, British prime minister 1997-2007.
   • The campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq left him looking like the leader of a Blairist 'front' party as he backed the government on these and other issues. 2006, David Childs, Britain Since 1945: A Political History, page 298:
   • The Blairist emphasis on inclusiveness and recruitment by post code will likewise set off a new downward spiral in education[…] 2000, The Salisbury Review: Volumes 19-20:

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