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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Still, inside the Beltway on Thursday a swath of other Trump critics got their popcorn ready for the rumble unfolding in near-real time.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 June 2025
There is immense potential for the returning of power unjustly centralized inside the Beltway and within the bowels of unelected administration back to the people and their representatives.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 2 Mar. 2025
For too long, Democratic leaders have pulled their polemical punches, seemingly afraid of losing someone’s vote somewhere or offending the Beltway ideal of staying safely within the cocoon of Reagan-O’Neill bipartisanship.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Musk has misspoken about programs that DOGE has targeted, and inside the Beltway that’s a bigger sin than wasting taxpayer money.
—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 June 2025
There is immense potential for the returning of power unjustly centralized inside the Beltway and within the bowels of unelected administration back to the people and their representatives.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 2 Mar. 2025
For too long, Democratic leaders have pulled their polemical punches, seemingly afraid of losing someone’s vote somewhere or offending the Beltway ideal of staying safely within the cocoon of Reagan-O’Neill bipartisanship.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Musk has misspoken about programs that DOGE has targeted, and inside the Beltway that’s a bigger sin than wasting taxpayer money.
—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
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“The Beltway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Beltway. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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