radiclib

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(US, slang) A radical liberal.

1970. September 12, H. R. Haldeman, Haldeman's Diary,

Origin: Shortening. The coinage is generally attributed to . It was used by the Nixon administration to attack the political opposition, implying that the liberals in the Senate were subversive. Several people on ''Nixon's Enemies List'' were identified as radiclibs. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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