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Douglas-Home

American

[duhg-luhs-hyoom] / ˈdʌg ləsˈhyum /

noun

Alexander Frederick Baron Home of the Hirsel, 1903–1995, British statesman and politician: prime minister 1963–64.

Douglas-Home British

/ ˈdʌɡləsˈhjuːm /

noun

Sir Alexander. See (Baron Alexander) Home of the Hirsel

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He served as special adviser and speechwriter to Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, who was in office from 1963 to 1964, and worked at Conservative Party headquarters.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023

But politics beckoned and in the early 1960s he became a speech writer for then prime minister Alec Douglas-Home.

From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2023

In a soon-to-be-published blog Robert Hazell from University College London points out that Conservative Alec Douglas-Home continued as PM between giving up his seat as a Lord and winning a by-election.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2019

There's been talk of televised debates in the UK since the 1960s when the Conservative Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home dismissed them as "a sort of Top of the Pops contest".

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2016

Alex Douglas-Home, the British foreign secretary, was rumored to be working behind the scenes to help our cause.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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