clinton
n. countablen. a common English family name. It is most famous for being the name of two American presidents and a former Secretary of State.
n. a common English and American surname of Anglo-Saxon origin. Most frequently used in contemporary discourse to refer to the American political family including Bill and Hillary Clinton.
The Clinton family has been in politics for many years.
During the 1990s, the Clinton administration oversaw a period of significant economic growth in the United States.
Political analysts often compare modern campaign strategies to those pioneered by the Clinton team during the 1992 election cycle, noting the shift toward rapid-response media tactics.
* (English habitational surname): A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from Old English [Term?] + tun (“enclosure, homestead, town”), equivalent to the modern -ton. * (given name): Derived from the surnames. * (DeWitt County): Named after DeWitt Clinton.
When referring to the family as a unit, it is used in the plural form: 'the Clintons'.