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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Hiring at veterans’ hospitals and at field offices to support infrastructure projects has meant that all of the federal staffing growth has happened outside the Beltway. Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025 But most importantly, to the Make America Great Again base, the hires for his White House and federal agencies reflect a promise from the campaign trail to populate a government from across America and not the Beltway. Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025 What's next: Beyond the Beltway's last show is 6pm Sunday. Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025 But overspending and inefficiency are not contained inside the Beltway. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the Beltway 

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“The Beltway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Beltway. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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