the Beltway
noun
: the political and social world of Washington, D.C.
politics inside the Beltway
Her influence extends beyond the Beltway.
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But the Beltway establishment, in a frenzy, wanted to keep America at home.
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Debra J. Saunders, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
No, the Beltway creatures and their friends in the echo-chamber media contend, Elon Musk and DOGE are cutting waste and fraud in all the wrong ways.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
The echo of all those other cities’ plights is reason to offer some sympathy, or at least recognition, as the Beltway now absorbs its blows.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2025
Democrats are sounding alarms about the practical effects of the GOP plan in hopes that those warnings resonate with voters of all stripes outside the Beltway.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2025
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Debra J. Saunders, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
No, the Beltway creatures and their friends in the echo-chamber media contend, Elon Musk and DOGE are cutting waste and fraud in all the wrong ways.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
The echo of all those other cities’ plights is reason to offer some sympathy, or at least recognition, as the Beltway now absorbs its blows.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2025
Democrats are sounding alarms about the practical effects of the GOP plan in hopes that those warnings resonate with voters of all stripes outside the Beltway.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2025
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“The Beltway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Beltway. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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