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shellacking - definition and meaning
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verb shellac .noun informal, US A heavy defeat , drubbing , or beating ; used particularly in sports and political contexts.
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I think about the only good news from the shellacking is they did hold onto the Senate.
Strategies For Working With The New Congress 2010
The results indicated that the extraordinary surge in support for Right-wing candidates and measures, which dealt Mr Obama what he called a "shellacking " in last year's midterm elections, may have retreated.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Jon Swaine 2011
A shellacking is what President Obama is calling yesterday's elections.
Boehner: GOP Ready To 'Roll Up Our Sleeves' 2010
A shellacking is what President Obama is calling yesterday's elections.
Boehner: GOP Ready To 'Roll Up Our Sleeves' 2010
Democrats have been at the sprawling bayside resort since Thursday afternoon, discussing their strategy and messaging after a midterm shellacking that saw their party lose 63 seats in the House.
Obama pays short visit to House Democratic retreat Felicia Sonmez 2011
Six weeks ago, in the wake of the Democrats' midterm shellacking , many commentators put the Obama presidency on life support; he was weak, spineless, out of touch.
Ari Berman: Is Obama the New Comeback Kid? Ari Berman 2010
Even before this month's midterm shellacking , many commentators were saying that Barack Obama was beginning to look like the second coming of Jimmy Carter.
Ari Emanuel: Forget the Carter Comparisons, Obama Is Following in the Footsteps of Harry Truman -- and That's a Very Good Thing Ari Emanuel 2010
It's a narrative we've heard from the Republican Revolution of 1994 to the recent well-financed media blitz that resulted in the mid-term shellacking of the Democrats.
Bakari Kitwana: Should Terry Gross Go The Way of Juan Williams? Bakari Kitwana 2010
It's a narrative we've heard from the Republican Revolution of 1994 to the recent well-financed media blitz that resulted in the mid-term shellacking of the Democrats.
Bakari Kitwana: Should Terry Gross Go The Way of Juan Williams? Bakari Kitwana 2010
Maybe its pure double-speak, or maybe the president has emerged from his midterm shellacking with a new religion.
Obama Bret Stephens 2010
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