Nixonian

comparative more Nixonian · superlative most Nixonian

1. Of or relating to Richard Nixon, president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

   "Nixonian" is a phrase in government that is almost never intended as a compliment.

   2025 February 4, Chris Brennan, “Chaos, lawsuits are the point: Trump expects Supreme Court to give him a free pass”, in USA Today, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2025

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   Amid a cacophony of demands for Cuomo to resign, the governor and his aides are frantically trying to cover up the basic facts of what happened, and that includes launching a Nixonian campaign of intimidation and retribution against Democratic lawmakers who have for months been sounding the alarm.

   2021 February 18, David Sirota, “Cuomo-gate: a Nixonian scandal is engulfing New York”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2021, retrieved 14 Dec 2021

plural Nixonians

1. A supporter of Richard Nixon, president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

   Synonyms: Nixonite