Barack Obama
Hope and change
Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States, serving from 2009 to 2017—the first African American to hold the office.
His name often stands in for his administration's policies: Obamacare, the Obama years.
As a cultural reference, Obama evokes themes of hope, change, or historic firsts: an Obama moment for the industry.
Ordinal of forty-four
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- Oval OfficePresident's formal workspace
- White HouseOfficial presidential residence
POTUS · executive · Democrat · legislation · bipartisan · term · federal · inauguration
French-origin feminine name
- SashaSlavic diminutive name
- MaliaFeminine given name
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- HawaiiPacific island state
Columbia · Harvard Law · community organizer · basketball · Bo · Sunny · memoir · Kenya
Fluent and persuasive
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- speechesFormal spoken presentations
- keynoteCentral theme or speech
rhetoric · inspiring · motivational · captivating · engaging · dynamic · commanding · presence
Overcoming entrenched obstacles
- 2008Year before 2009
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
legacy · Affordable Care Act · healthcare reform · American history · pioneering · Yes We Can · progress · change
International relations strategy
- Paris AgreementGlobal warming limitation accord
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- multilateralInvolving multiple parties
international · dialogue · reconciliation · statecraft · ambassador · treaty · peacekeeping · accord
Award honoring global conciliation
- laureateCelebrated achievement recipient
- OsloNorway's chief city
- 2009Early twenty-first century
- committeeAppointed group for duties
award · recognition · nuclear disarmament · international cooperation · diplomacy · humanitarian · dialogue · controversy
44th
Ordinal of forty-four
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- Oval OfficePresident's formal workspace
White House · POTUS · executive · Democrat · legislation · bipartisan · term · federal · inauguration · election
Michelle
French-origin feminine name
Hawaii · Columbia · Harvard Law · community organizer · basketball · Bo · Sunny · memoir · Kenya · Indonesia
eloquent
Fluent and persuasive
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- speechesFormal spoken presentations
keynote · rhetoric · inspiring · motivational · captivating · engaging · dynamic · commanding · presence · Selma
breaking barriers
Overcoming entrenched obstacles
civil rights · legacy · Affordable Care Act · healthcare reform · American history · pioneering · Yes We Can · progress · change · victory
foreign policy
International relations strategy
- Paris AgreementGlobal warming limitation accord
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
multilateral · international · dialogue · reconciliation · statecraft · ambassador · treaty · peacekeeping · accord · relations
Peace Prize
Award honoring global conciliation
committee · award · recognition · nuclear disarmament · international cooperation · diplomacy · humanitarian · dialogue · controversy · premature
- Famous AmericansAbraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington Carver, Thomas Edison, Rosa Parks
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- PresidentsAbraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Dwight Eisenhower
- Black IconsMartin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Jackie Robinson
- DemocratsDemocrat, DNC, donkey, blue state, Joe Biden
- Illinois historyAbraham Lincoln, Chicago, Springfield, Chicago Fire, Great Chicago Fire
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George W. Bush · Mitt Romney · Ronald Reagan · John McCain · Mitch McConnell
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Sarah Palin · Rush Limbaugh · Alex Jones · Joe McCarthy · George Wallace