Obama

Forty-fourth president's surname

Obama is a surname, most prominently associated with Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States and the first African American to hold that office.

The name now carries political and cultural weight: the Obama years, Obama-era policies.

In casual speech, Obama alone typically refers to the former president: Obama gave a speech yesterday.

presidency

White House

Official presidential residence

executive · cabinet · commander-in-chief · POTUS · Affordable Care Act · stimulus · veto · second term · midterms · lame duck

biography

Barack

Name meaning blessed

Hawaii · Kenya · Chicago · Harvard · Columbia · community organizer · lawyer · author · African-American · Ann

politics

Democrat

Blue party supporter

elections · governance · legislation · diplomacy · coalition · grassroots · swing state · electoral · primary · caucus

legacy

inspiration

Source of creative impulse

trailblazer · historic · groundbreaking · role model · coalition-building · optimism · eloquence · dignity · youth vote · diversity

Categories
Opposites
political ideology

ObamaTrump

American political surname

Ronald Reagan · George W. Bush · Mitch McConnell · Ted Cruz · Newt Gingrich

historical/symbolic significance

ObamaTrump

American political surname

George Wallace · Jefferson Davis · Andrew Jackson · Woodrow Wilson

political style and temperament

ObamaTrump

American political surname

Sarah Palin · George W. Bush · Marjorie Taylor Greene · Alex Jones · Joe Biden

Phrases
Family

Barack Obama

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G