Churchillian

comparative more Churchillian · superlative most Churchillian

1. Of or pertaining to Winston Churchill (1874–1965), English statesman and author, or to his policies, speeches, or writings.

   Boris Johnson's speech to the nation on Sunday May 10 was rambly, incoherent, and he failed dismally in his attempt to sound Churchillian.

   2020 May 20, Christian Wolmar, “Clarity is required on social distancing and the railways”, in Rail, page 50

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   Barton was gorillian of build, all of it muscle, and Churchillian of jaw, all of it stubborn, but for all that amazingly good at not trampling over the authority of village elders.

   1998, Dana Stabenow, Fire and Ice, page 77

   They are Churchillian theme parks of red pillar boxes, fish and chips and warm beer. But they want the smooth without the rough. When the neighbours cut up nasty, they demand that those whose taxes protect them should send soldiers, diplomats and lawyers to their aid.

   2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, “Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history”, in The Guardian

   Why, [Jacob Rees-]Mogg even offers the same shtick: Etonian accent, Latin tags, supposedly lovable Wodehousian eccentricity, sub-Churchillian evocation of the glorious past of this island race.

   2017 October 4, Jonathan Freedland, “Boorish Boris: Johnson’s Libya joke is proof he cannot do his job”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms: Winstonian

plural Churchillians

1. An alumnus of Churchill College, Cambridge
2. A political supporter of Winston Churchill.