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  • adjective Of or pertaining to Robert Alan Dahl (born 1915), American political scientist.

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Dahl +‎ -ian

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Examples

  • Now that the whole bizarre, decidedly non-Roald Dahlian saga of The Boy Who Sailed Away In The Balloon has been examined, investigated, and revealed to be a hoax – a hoax designed for the seeming purpose of securing a reality television deal – we can get down to the important issues.

    The First Thing We Do, Let’s Kill All The Reality Shows | Her Bad Mother 2009

  • Gambon's by far the best part of the movie, and his monomania about killing Mr. Fox is the part that feels most Dahlian.

    Alex Remington: Fantastic Mr. Fox: This Roald Dahl Adaptation Gets It Somewhat Right 2009

  • The story is fantasy, macabre, silly in yes a Dahlian style, and truly great fun to read.

    Zorgamazoo « educating alice 2009

  • The story is fantasy, macabre, silly in yes a Dahlian style, and truly great fun to read.

    2009 February 06 « educating alice 2009

  • Washington at Mount Vernon, learning from her to make a quilt, or perched on a taboret to sing "Ye Dahlian God" at

    Harrison, Mrs. Burton, 1843-1920. Recollections Grave and Gay 1911

  • In its cheerful anarchy and brutality it's very Dahlian - in spirit, anyway.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • Dahlian is on the recap tonight [it may be a little late due to Fathers 'Day stuff], and it's an off-day for Arizona tomorrow, though I have already scheduled a piece to pop up in the morning, which will give you something to talk about.

    AZ Snakepit 2009

  • Let’s define democracy in the Dahlian tradition as an apolitical system in which important government posts are decided through fair, competitive elections held on a regular schedule, freedoms of association and speech are protected and franchise is extended to all adult citizens.

    Archive 2008-02-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

  • Let’s define democracy in the Dahlian tradition as an apolitical system in which important government posts are decided through fair, competitive elections held on a regular schedule, freedoms of association and speech are protected and franchise is extended to all adult citizens.

    Political parties do not have to be causally connected to democracy Tusar N Mohapatra 2008

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