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  • noun US, politics A member of the Blue Dog Coalition, founded in 1994, of conservative and moderate members of the Democratic Party.

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Various, including the presence of the "Blue Dog" paintings of Louisiana artist George Rodrigue in the offices of Louisiana representatives where early meetings were held.

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