"Liebercrat" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Liebercrat.ogg [Australia] Forms: Liebercrats [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Lieberman + Democrat, from Joseph Lieberman, a US Senator from Connecticut who left the Democratic Party after being defeated in the party primary in 2006. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Lieberman|Democrat}} Blend of Lieberman + Democrat Head templates: {{en-noun}} Liebercrat (plural Liebercrats)
  1. (US politics slang) A Democrat whose politics resemble those of Joseph Lieberman; in recent use, often specifically a Democrat who acts like a Republican Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): US politics Related terms: Blue Dog, DINO, Republicrat, RINO

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