Meanings
comparative more Blairist · superlative most Blairist
- UKgovernmentFavouring, or according to, the policies of Tony Blair, British prime minister 1997-2007.
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 19-201 more example
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
Origin
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