"Blairite" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Blair + -ite Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Blair|ite}} Blair + -ite Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Blairite (not comparable)
  1. (UK politics) Relating to Blairites or to Tony Blair's government and policies. Tags: UK, not-comparable Categories (topical): UK politics
    Sense id: en-Blairite-en-adj-mKUWkUKh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ite Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 60 40 Topics: government, politics Related terms: Blairism, Blairist, Brownite, Majorite, New Labour, Old Labour, Thatcherite, Tony's Cronies, Tony crony, Brownism, Third Way

Noun

Forms: Blairites [plural]
Etymology: Blair + -ite Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Blair|ite}} Blair + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Blairite (plural Blairites)
  1. (UK politics, informal) A supporter of Tony Blair, British prime minister from 1997 to 2007, or his policies. Tags: UK, informal Categories (topical): UK politics
    Sense id: en-Blairite-en-noun-HX6Ky2AC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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