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Beltway to English Dictionary
Because sometimes words mean other words.
Press, Alex http://s://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/11/beltway-washington-dc-lingo-wonks-policy/
Publisher: Jacobin
Date Written: 08/11/2016
Year Published: 2016
Resource Type: Article
A list of words that have special meaning in the world of U.S. politics.
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Excerpt:
Officer-involved shooting: It's purely coincidence that the officer is always "involved" because they shot someone.
Privileged: Not voting for Hillary Clinton.
Working class: White, undoubtedly lives in Appalachia, likely male, definitely straight, has racism built into their DNA.
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