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1. AA in A, n. View full entry 1957
...administrative assistant....
2. AWM in A, n. View full entry 1994
...= angry white maleangry....
3. abstractionist, n. and adj. View full entry 1841
...U.S.Polit. (chiefly depreciative). A doctrinaire supporter or advocate of states' rights, typically from one of the Southern states. Freq. in Virginia abstractionist. Now hist....
4. administrative assistant in administrative, adj. and n. View full entry 1841
...a person employed to perform administrative duties, now esp. of a supportive or ancillary nature; a secretary; (U.S.Polit.) the principal aide or advisor to a politician, esp. a member...
5. aisle, n. View full entry 1882
...U.S.Polit. Used to denote the division between Republicans and Democrats, as represented by the central aisle that traditionally separates the two parties in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives,...
6. America First, phr. and adj. View full entry 1915
...A slogan: ‘put the interests of the U.S. first’....
7. America First, phr. and adj. View full entry 1925
...Designating an attitude or organization that aims to put the interests of the U.S. before those of the international community; (also) of or relating to the America First Committee (now hist....
8. America Firster, n. View full entry 1928
...A person who contends that the interests of the United States should take precedence over those of other nations; an American having (excessively) nationalistic or isolationist views. Also: a member or supporter...
9. angry white male in angry, adj. View full entry 1991
...a (usually working-class) white man with-right wing or reactionary views (typically including opposition to liberal anti-discriminatory policies), esp. viewed as representing an influential class of voter....
10. anti-ˈdemocrat, n. View full entry 1802
...One who is opposed to democracy or to the principles of the Democratic party in the United States (see democratic2)....
12. anti-ˈfederal, adj. and n. View full entry 1788
...Of, relating to, or characterized by opposition to federalism in the early years of American independence....
13. anti-ˈfederal, adj. and n. View full entry 1805
...An opponent of federalism....
18. applause line in applause, n. View full entry 1924
...a line in a speech calculated to appeal to its audience and receive applause....
19. axe | ax, n.1 View full entry 1815
...to have axes to grind (orig. U.S. Polit.): to have private ends to serve in reference to a story told by Franklin; now more commonly to...
20. back channel, n. View full entry 1968
...orig. N. Amer.Polit. A means of communication which circumvents official channels, esp. in order to facilitate informal or clandestine negotiations. Freq. attrib....
