Campbell-Bannerman

American  

[kam-buhl-ban-er-muhn, kam-uhl-] / ˈkæm bəlˈbæn ər mən, ˈkæm əl- /

noun

1. Sir Henry, 1836–1908, British statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1905–08.

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Campbell-Bannerman British  

/ ˈkæmbəlˈbænəmən /

noun

1. Sir Henry. 1836–1908, British statesman and leader of the Liberal Party (1899–1908); prime minister (1905–08), who granted self-government to the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony

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Example Sentences

There were also two changes of prime minister between the 1900 and 1906 general elections, although Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman called a general election as soon as he became prime minister.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2023

Also after the 1900 election there were two changes of prime minister before the next election in 1906, although Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman called a general election as soon as he became prime minister.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2022

He could claim in 1991 to have known every 20th-century prime minister except Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, who died when he was a toddler, and Bonar Law, “‘whom nobody knew’”.

From Economist • Sep. 8, 2016

No longer page or puppet, Arthur Ponsonby M. P. is today one of the old progressive guard of Campbell-Bannerman Liberals who have followed their principles into the Labor ranks.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Campbell-Bannerman, by voice and manner, succeeded in throwing into explanation an amount of conviction that communicated itself to House, and even quietened Don't Keir Hardie.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 5th 1893 by Various