Inside the Beltway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Map showing the Capital Beltway encircling Washington, D.C."Inside the Beltway" is a phrase used to characterize parts of the real or imagined American political system. The name refers to the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495), a circumferential highway (beltway), completed in 1964, that encircles Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.
The phrase is commonly used to refer to matters that are or seem important primarily to the officials of the U.S. federal government, its contractors and lobbyists, and the media which cover them, in contrast to interests and views of the U.S. population generally.
The phrase is sufficiently well known in the U.S. that the mere word "Beltway" is used in various combinations for many discussions about national politics, including newspaper columns, television shows, web sites and blogs. For example, some government contracting companies located in or near Washington have been called Beltway Bandits.
The term "Inside the Beltway" is also sometimes employed in a literal, geographic sense in the Washington, D.C., area to describe the city and those portions of Maryland and Virginia that are close to the nation's capital. These include not only Washington, D.C., but also Arlington County, Virginia; the city of Falls Church, Virginia; most of the city of Alexandria, Virginia; and portions of Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland and Fairfax County in Virginia.
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