Rockefeller Republican

noun

A moderate or liberal member of the Republican Party of the United States of America, especially one from the northeast of the USA.

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Meanings

nounRockefeller Republican (plural Rockefeller Republicans)

plural Rockefeller Republicans

  1. USdatedgovernmentA moderate or liberal member of the Republican Party of the United States of America, especially one from the northeast of the USA.

Origin

Named after the center-left Republican political positions of Nelson Rockefeller.

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APA

Rockefeller Republican. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rockefeller%20Republican

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“Rockefeller Republican.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rockefeller%20Republican. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rockefeller Republican,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rockefeller%20Republican.

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