English Dictionary

Atari Democrat

noun

(US politics, informal, historical) A member of the US Democratic Party who emphasizes the role of high tech, in particular information technology, for economic growth.

Atari is a popular video game company.

意味（1）

(US politics, informal, historical) A member of the US Democratic Party who emphasizes the role of high tech, in particular information technology, for economic growth.

[Paul] Tsongas was, perhaps, the original neoliberal and Atari Democrat. In 1980, he had shocked the audience at an Americans for Democratic Action gathering by urging them to focus on economic growth rather than the redistribution of wealth and by advocating the deregulation of natural gas prices.