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Johnsonian

Johnsonian meaning

Of or pertaining to the English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), or characteristic of his style. | Of or pertaining to Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973), American politician and president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. | Of or pertaining to Boris Johnson (born 1964), English politician and prime minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022.

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In that Johnsonian spirit, here are some reminders about what has been happening in Ukraine, for Senator J.D. Vance and others who persist in certain confusions about the situation and its implications.

On the bicentennial of Johnson's death in 1984, Oxford University held a week-long conference featuring 50 papers, and the Arts Council of Great Britain held an exhibit of "Johnsonian portraits and other memorabilia".