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Meaning of Obamacan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/oʊˈbɑːməkən/

Definitions

A member of the U.S. Republican Party who supports or supported the election of Barack Obama as president.

US, slang

Examples

““About twice as many Democrats support McCain as Republicans support Obama, and about three times as many Democrats support McCain as Republicans support Clinton,” Rove said. “The media is all wired up about these ‘Obamacans’ … but the real story of this election is the ‘McCainocrats.’ ””
“However, it became increasingly bleak for Senator McCain's campaign as many of Senator Obama's endorsements came from "Obamacans."”
“To my knowledge, there were no “Obamacans” in my family; all of the Republicans were sticking with Senator John McCain.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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