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inside-the-Beltway

Definitions

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  • adjective US Of or relating to things that occur in Washington, D.C., usually in relation to United States national politics.
  • adjective US Out of touch with sentiments of persons living outside of Washington, D.C.
  • adjective New Zealand Of or relating to New Zealand politics in the capital city of Wellington, New Zealand.

Etymologies

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Derives from the Beltway, a highway that encircles Washington, D.C. Transferred to New Zealand

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Examples

  • "They are probably going to move in the direction of Google, which was also initially dismissive of Washington and the inside-the-Beltway issues," said Rebecca Arbogast of Stifel Nicolaus.

    Apple's Steve Jobs meets with Obama to talk energy, job creation Cecilia Kang 2010

  • In the end, Pawlenty is figuring out the same thing which Jon Huntsman really should have figured out by now -- that his natural constituency consists solely of inside-the-Beltway pundits who sit around in bull sessions spouting ideas like: Hey, wouldn't Tim Pawlenty be a dandy Republican candidate?

    Chris Weigant: GOP Field Tightens Chris Weigant 2011

  • The reviews aren't all in yet, because no matter what inside-the-Beltway pundits thought of Obama's performance, the American people haven't weighed in yet with their reaction to his speech.

    Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Give 'Em Hell, Barry! Chris Weigant 2011

  • If you listen to the inside-the-Beltway hyperbole, all hell would break loose.

    Dr. Philip Neches: Suppose the Tax Cuts Expired Dr. Philip Neches 2010

  • Do not believe the FUD spread by Public Knowledge, an inside-the-Beltway lobbying group funded heavily by Google (which has motives of its own: it wants the Internet to become a heavily regulated duopoly so that ISPs are straitjacketed and can never compete with it).

    I Say Broadband Maps, You Say Boondoggle 2009

  • The reviews aren't all in yet, because no matter what inside-the-Beltway pundits thought of Obama's performance, the American people haven't weighed in yet with their reaction to his speech.

    Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Give 'Em Hell, Barry! Chris Weigant 2011

  • The lack of C-SPAN dominated a couple news cycles, but to me that demonstrates that winning news cycles is a complete waste of time and only out of touch inside-the-Beltway types care about winning news cycles.

    Matthew Yglesias » Franken Hits Obama Over CSPAN Promise 2010

  • Both are about to raise the stakes in the arena of Sunday inside-the-Beltway talk shows as they strive to remain the most important TV platform of the presidential campaign season.

    The Biz: Campaigning for Sunday Ratings 2012

  • The KBH campaign was the classic inside-the-Beltway RINO effort fueled by groupthink assumptions.

    Matthew Yglesias » Endgame 2010

  • In the infancy of the recession, the Washington law firm Howrey was widely regarded as an industry success story, a hometown firm that had managed to shed its inside-the-Beltway pedigree and turn itself into a global player in antitrust, litigation and intellectual property law.

    After rapid growth, Washington law firm Howrey fights for survival 2011

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