Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The beltway surrounding Washington, DC.
- noun The political establishment of Washington, DC, including federal officeholders, lobbyists, consultants, and media commentators.
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- proper noun A 64-mile Interstate freeway surrounding
Washington, D.C. . - proper noun The expressway that surrounds another city.
- proper noun US, politics The US federal government and policy and lobbying organizations, located in
Washington, D.C. . - adjective Of or relating to the culture of Washington, D.C.; politicized.
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Examples
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YELLIN: It will get a huge ride inside what we call Beltway High School, all those -- the (INAUDIBLE) who occupy all of our positions.
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“It has been just under 100 days since Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was inaugurated as Vice President, and yet he already seems to be making his mark as Vice President, if only on a subject nobody in the Beltway is paying attention to,” says Tiny Mix Tapes.
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In the meantime, democracy promotion inside the Beltway is nothing more than a small time rent-seeking operation.
Matthew Yglesias » Democracy Promotion Requires Peace Promotion 2009
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The next section to the east, between Colesville Road and the Capital Beltway, is a candidate for resurfacing under the capital budget starting in mid-2011.
Setting paving priorities starts with the 'Automatic Road Analyzer' Post 2010
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The Beltway is a wall separating government from businesses and citizens.
Peter Schwartz: Black Swan Imbroglio: The Crisis of Journalism and Control of the Stack Peter Schwartz 2010
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The Beltway is a wall separating government from businesses and citizens.
Peter Schwartz: Black Swan Imbroglio: The Crisis of Journalism and Control of the Stack Peter Schwartz 2010
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It has become an article of faith among certain Beltway inside-game commentators that there's no way the Dem attack on secret money funding elections could ever have a prayer of working.
Yes, voters do care about secret cash funding elections! Greg Sargent 2010
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The Beltway is a wall separating government from businesses and citizens.
Peter Schwartz: Black Swan Imbroglio: The Crisis of Journalism and Control of the Stack Peter Schwartz 2010
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Like pitz, what goes on inside the sacred ring known as the Beltway is a fight to the death between two opposing teams.
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It will merely reinforce what I call the "Liz Sidottiness" of certain Beltway types.
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