Obama

American

[oh-bah-muh] / oʊˈbɑ mə /

noun

Barack (Hussein), Jr. born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. 2009–17.
Michelle Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, born 1964, U.S. First Lady 2009–17 (wife of Barack Obama).

Obama British

/ əʊˈbɑːmə /

noun

Barack ( Hussein ) (bəˈrɑːk). born 1961, US Democrat politician: 44th president of the US from 2009

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The conspiracy theorists among us think he could announce the presence of aliens from outside our solar system, especially after former president Barack Obama’s recent off-hand comments raised eyebrows.

From Salon

Former US President Obama told podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen that he thinks aliens are real in an interview released last Saturday.

From BBC

But at the suggestion of political consultant David Axelrod, later a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, Blagojevich teamed up with Jackson, first reaching out through his son Jesse Jr.

From BBC

In that sense he really did pave the way for Mr. Obama, who was able to make it to the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal

Though both his presidential runs were unsuccessful, it was the farthest a Black candidate made it on a national ballot prior to President Barack Obama’s historic 2008 election.

From Salon

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