Of or relating to Richard Nixon, president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.
Amid a cacophony of demands for Cuomo to resign, the governor and his aides are frantically trying to cover up the basic facts of what happened, and that includes launching a Nixonian campaign of intimidation and retribution against Democratic lawmakers who have for months been sounding the alarm.
"Nixonian" is a phrase in government that is almost never intended as a compliment.
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A supporter of Richard Nixon, president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.
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Amid a cacophony of demands for Cuomo to resign, the governor and his aides are frantically trying to cover up the basic facts of what happened, and that includes launching a Nixonian campaign of inti
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"Nixonian" is a phrase in government that is almost never intended as a compliment.