1. sanders - Noun
2. Sanders - Proper noun
An old name of sandalwood, now applied only to the red sandalwood. See under Sandalwood.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlmost all Americans would recognize Anchorage, because Anchorage is that part of any city where the city has burst its seams and extruded Colonel Sanders. John McPhee
Between the Republicans trying to repeal the first chance we've ever had to get to universal health care, and Senator Sanders wanting to throw us into a contentious debate over single-payer, I think the smart approach is build on and protect the Affordable Care Act. Make it work. Reduce the cost. Hillary Clinton
Millennials who supported Bernie Sanders almost certainly don't care about the weedy specifics of his health-care plans. They do not want to live in a country with an economic system that could never have produced the iPhone or the Internet. What they want is a greater sense of social solidarity. Jonah Goldberg
It has been obvious for quite a while that Sanders - not just his supporters, not even just his surrogates, but the candidate himself - has a problem both in facing reality and in admitting mistakes. Paul Krugman
Holding people accountable for their past is O. K., but imposing a standard of purity, in which any compromise or misstep makes you the moral equivalent of the bad guys, isn't. Abraham Lincoln didn't meet that standard; neither did F. D. R. Nor, for that matter, has Bernie Sanders. Paul Krugman
The Sanders campaign has brought out a lot of idealism and energy that the progressive movement needs. It has also, however, brought out a streak of petulant self-righteousness among some supporters. Has it brought out that streak in the candidate, too? Paul Krugman