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- noun US, politics
Republican in name only . Typically used by conservative members of the U.S. Republican Party to describe less conservative Republicans.
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Examples
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The term RINO, Republican In Name Only, has slipped front and center into the public lexicon and now carries a frightening meaning and threat to the party.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Palin Proves Again She's the Democrats Best Friend 2010
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The term RINO, Republican In Name Only, has slipped front and center into the public lexicon and now carries a frightening meaning and threat to the party.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Palin Proves Again She's the Democrats Best Friend 2010
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The term RINO, Republican In Name Only, has slipped front and center into the public lexicon and now carries a frightening meaning and threat to the party.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Palin Proves Again She's the Democrats Best Friend 2010
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He's one of the main reasons the term RINO became well known.
Ace of Spades HQ DrewM. 2010
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So far the only one who has used the term RINO is you.
Latest Articles AC360° 2010
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So far the only one who has used the term RINO is you.
Latest Articles AC360° 2010
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I feel exactly the same way, with the exception that I have used the term RINO from time to time.
Hot Air » Top Picks 2009
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I feel exactly the same way, with the exception that I have used the term RINO from time to time. conservnut on November 1, 2009 at 9: 16 AM
Hot Air » Top Picks 2009
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If you search for "Frank LoBiondo" and the term RINO on
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I lived in PA for 13 years, and Mr. Specter never received my vote, nor would he; the term RINO was coined with Arlen Specter in mind.
The No Kool Aid Zone 2009
hernesheir commented on the word RINO
Republican in name only.
January 20, 2010