Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile usually driven by a chauffeur and sometimes having a partition separating the passenger compartment from the driver's seat.
- noun A van or small bus used to carry passengers on a regular route, as between an airport and a downtown area.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cloak of goats' hair or coarse wool worn by peasants and wagon-drivers.
- noun A type of automobile body, in which the rear seats are inclosed by fixed sides, back, and top.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an elongated, luxurious automobile, designed to be driven by a chauffeur and often having a glass partition between the driver's seat and the passengers' compartment behind.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
automobile body with seats and permanenttop like acoupe , and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front - noun An
automobile with such a body. - noun A
luxury sedan /saloon car, especially one with a lengthenedwheelbase or driven by achauffeur .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In a statement, GSA spokeswoman Sara Merriam said, "The categories in the Fleet Report are overly broad, and the term 'limousine' is not defined," adding that "vehicles represented as limousines can range from protective duty vehicles to sedans."
Limousine Liberals? Number of Government-Owned Limos Has Soared Under Obama 2011
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Remember the term limousine liberal and how leftists used it to describe anyone that didn't toe the line of correct political thought?
Talking Right: A Guide to Neo-Con Doubletalk in Double Time 2006
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Not by accident did the expression "limousine liberal" enter the American political lexicon years ago in the late 1960s as a pejorative term to ridicule the hypocrisy of left-wing anti-capitalists living the high life made possible by capitalism.
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In a statement, GSA spokeswoman Sara Merriam said, "The categories in the Fleet Report are overly broad, and the term 'limousine' is not defined," adding that "vehicles represented as limousines can range from protective duty vehicles to sedans."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Center for Public Integrity 2011
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Over $2,100 in limousine rides by one partner in one month.
Fees Add Up in the Bankruptcy Megacases Like Lehman’s | Impact Lab 2010
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She called the limousine driver to tell him to come and pick her up.
How To Kill Your Boyfriend (In Ten Easy Steps) D.V. Bernard 2006
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She called the limousine driver to tell him to come and pick her up.
How To Kill Your Boyfriend (In Ten Easy Steps) D.V. Bernard 2006
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The phrase limousine liberal is not complimentary, but on this issue, it's a glove that fits a little too well.
SFGate: Top News Stories Chip Johnson 2010
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Our limousine was the D train and we pretty much went as a team.
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The limousine is the ultimate ego trip, the supreme sign of success.
Why did Hillary Clinton spend $30 million on an election she won by more than 30 percentage points? Ann Althouse 2006
alexz commented on the word limousine
The January 1927 Popular Mechanics - page 74 confirms that Limousine comes from the word Limousin, which is a region of France.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=sNgDAAAAMBAJ
March 30, 2013