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- adjective Reminiscent of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911–2004), 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975), or his policies.
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Examples
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Fred Thompson is often described as Reaganesque, which is pretty much all you have to say to make Republicans swoon.
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It was Santorum who kicked to the curb the other candidates' flat-tax fantasies, expressed sympathy for the "99 percent," and invoked what he characterized as a Reaganesque tax plan that would have a top rate of cover your ears, Grover Norquist 28 percent and a bottom rate of 10 percent.
News 2012
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Fred Thompson is often described as Reaganesque which is pretty much all you have to say to make Republicans swoon.
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But five years before Reagan entered office, Mrs. Thatcher, who was then leader of Britain's Conservative opposition, was already setting the tone in words that could only be described as Reaganesque:
The Reagan-Thatcher Legacy Lives John Heubusch 2011
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But five years before Reagan entered office, Mrs. Thatcher, who was then leader of Britain's Conservative opposition, was already setting the tone in words that could only be described as Reaganesque:
The Reagan-Thatcher Legacy Lives John Heubusch 2011
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He's the candidate with a tax cut called Reaganesque and worthy of a new president.
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UNIDENTIFIED NARRATOR: He's the candidate with a tax cut called Reaganesque and worthy of a new president.
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ANNOUNCER: He's the candidate with a tax cut called Reaganesque and worthy of a new president, seeking the best solutions, doing what's right.
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Oh yeah, I missed that bit about "Reaganesque," which is by Richard Mynick on Thursday, Apr 30, 2009 at 4: 44: 57 PM
One Hundred Days of President Barack Obama: So Far, So Good 2009
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To say Obama is "Reaganesque" is demeaning by Stanimal on Thursday, Apr 30, 2009 at 4: 03: 13 PM
One Hundred Days of President Barack Obama: So Far, So Good 2009
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