Definitions for birther
birther

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1. birthernoun

   One who gives birth

2. birthernoun

   A believer in one or more conspiracy theories, holding that President Barack Obama is not a "natural born" citizen of the United States, and therefore ineligible for the presidency.

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1. birther

   During Barack Obama's campaign for president in 2008, throughout his presidency and afterwards, there was extensive news coverage of Obama's religious preference, birthplace, and of the individuals questioning his religious belief and citizenship – efforts eventually known as the "birther movement", by which name it is widely referred to across media. The movement falsely asserted Obama was ineligible to be President of the United States because he was not a natural-born citizen of the United States as required by Article Two of the Constitution. Birther conspiracy theories were predominantly held by conservatives and Republicans, as well as racists.Theories alleged that Obama's published birth certificate was a forgery – that his actual birthplace was not Hawaii but Kenya. Other theories alleged that Obama became a citizen of Indonesia in childhood, thereby losing his U.S. citizenship. Still others claimed that Obama was not a natural-born U.S. citizen because he was born a dual citizen (British and American). A number of political commentators have characterized these various claims as a racist reaction to Obama's status as the first African-American president of the United States.These claims were promoted by fringe theorists (pejoratively referred to as "birthers"), including businessman and television personality Donald Trump, who would later succeed Obama as president. Some theorists sought court rulings to declare Obama ineligible to take office, or to grant access to various documents which they claimed would support such ineligibility; none of these efforts succeeded. Some political opponents, especially in the Republican Party, expressed skepticism about Obama's citizenship or were unwilling to acknowledge it; some proposed legislation that would require presidential candidates to provide proof of eligibility.Theories have persisted despite Obama's pre-election release of his official Hawaiian birth certificate in 2008, confirmation by the Hawaii Department of Health based on the original documents, the April 2011 release of a certified copy of Obama's original Certificate of Live Birth (or long-form birth certificate), and contemporaneous birth announcements published in Hawaii newspapers. Polls conducted in 2010 (before the April 2011 release) suggested that at least 25% of adult Americans said that they doubted Obama's U.S. birth, and a May 2011 Gallup poll found that the percentage had fallen to 13% of American adults (23% of Republicans). The fall was attributed to Obama's release of the long form in April 2011.

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1. rebirth

How to pronounce birther?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of birther in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of birther in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of birther in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it.

2. Hakeem Jeffries:

   These are challenging times in the United States of America -- we have a hater in the White House, a birther in chief, the grand wizard of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, one of the things that we've learned is that while Jim Crow may be dead, he still got some nieces and nephews that are alive and well.

3. Donald Trump:

   Hillary Clinton and Hillary Clinton campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it.

4. Ted Cruz:

   Back in September, my friend Donald said he had his lawyers look at this in every which way, there was nothing to this birther issue.

5. Pete Buttigieg:

   The presidential competitive field is stronger because Kamala Harris has been powerfully voicing her Black American experience. Her first-generation story embodies the American dream. It's long past time to end these racist, birther-style attacks.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Birther
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birther