Clinton (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
  2. governor of New York 1777–95, 1801–04: vice president of the U.S. 1805–12.
  3. commander in chief of the British forces in the American Revolutionary War.
  4. U.S. politician: senator from New York 2001–2009; secretary of state 2009–2013 (wife of William J. Clinton).
  5. American general in the Revolutionary War (brother of George Clinton).
  6. 42nd president of the U.S. 1993–2001.
  7. a city in E Iowa, on the Mississippi River.
  8. a city in central Maryland.
  9. a town in W Mississippi.
  10. a city in central Massachusetts.
  11. a town in S Connecticut.
  12. a male given name.
noun
  1. Bill, full name William Jefferson Clinton . born 1946, US Democrat politician; 42nd president of the US (1993–2001)
  2. his wife, Hillary Rodham. born 1947, US Democrat politician and lawyer: first lady (1993–2001); senator (2001–09); secretary of state (2009–13)
Clinton (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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