Beltway

Etymology
Extended from ; compare also.

Proper noun

 * 1) A 64-mile Interstate freeway surrounding Washington, D.C..
 * 2)  The expressway that surrounds another city.
 * 3)  The US federal government and policy and lobbying organizations, located in Washington, D.C..

Adjective

 * 1) Of or relating to the culture of Washington, D.C.; politicized.
 * 2) * 2002
 * Your New Yorker article posed the question, "Can the president's education crusade survive Beltway politics?"
 * 1) * 2002
 * Your New Yorker article posed the question, "Can the president's education crusade survive Beltway politics?"