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dilawan en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog dilawan, from dilaw (“yellow”).

Meanings

1. (Philippine, derogatory) A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of the Philippines or the Aquino political dynasty.
   • In the past few days since the high court ruling came out, the “dilawan” and their minions have started crawling out of the woodwork to denounce the removal of PNoy’s anointed, calling it “the death knell for democracy” or a “drift towards authoritarianism” or some other doomsday forecast. 2018 May 22, Dodo Dulay, “‘Yellow’ propaganda on overdrive over Sereno ouster”, in The Manila Times, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2018:
   • If the "dilawans" are to survive the Duterte administration, goes the thinking, perhaps being in the good graces of PDP-Laban may work in their favor in the long run. 2017 June 14, Mara Cepeda, “Being 'dilawan' in the Duterte-controlled House”, in Rappler:
   • The Duterte regime should thank the previous Dilawan president’s Executive Order (EO) No. 201 which provides for a four-year basic pay upgrading in the bureaucracy. 2018 February 5, Tonyo Cruz, “The costs of having a President Duterte”, in Manila Bulletin, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2018:

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Synonyms

Yellowtard