four more years
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.35 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
A chant used to call for the reelection of a president of the United States, typically at a rally.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "Four more years of roughly the same, then. Same dangers, deceptions, retreats; same large diplomatic ambitions abroad, and mean‐spirited placation at home."
- "“If I don't sleep for the next 16 days, it will seem like four more years,” the president joked."
- "The 42nd president will have a central role, officially placing Mr. Obama's name in nomination, then delivering remarks that will outline precisely why he thinks his wife's one-time primary rival deserves four more years in office."
- "Ronald Reagan: Thank you. / Crowd: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! / Ronald Reagan: Thank you very much. Thank you very much. I just told some people in Portland, you've... you've talked me into that four, and if the capital were on the West Coast, I'd go for forty."
- "Trump laughed as attendees began chanting “four more years,” and he quipped that the clip would be shown on evening newscasts."
Etymology
From the four-year length of an American presidential term. Perhaps popularized by use as a slogan of Richard Nixon's reelection campaign; in 1972, an article in The Guardian on Nixon's victory referenced "the 'four more years' which his supporters have been chanting for all through this election," and the phrase was used as the title of a guerrilla documentary film on the 1972 Republican National Convention. The phrase is attested as early as 1956 in the song "Ike for Four More Years."
Usage
- American usage