Rhee

[ ree ]

noun

1. Syng·man [sing, -m, uh, n], 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.

Rhee

/ riː /

noun

1. RheeSyngman18751965MKoreanPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Syngman (ˈsɪŋmən). 1875–1965, Korean statesman, leader of the campaign for independence from Japan; first president of South Korea (1948–60). Popular unrest forced his resignation

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President Rhee resigned soon thereafter and was secreted out of the country to Hawaii by the American CIA.

From The Daily Beast

But Michelle Rhee has been right about pretty much everything.

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In Washington, D.C., mayor Adrian Fenty and chancellor Michelle Rhee pushed through dramatic reforms of the public schools.

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This article has been adapted by arrangement with HarperCollins, from Radical: Fighting to Put Students First by Michelle Rhee.

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The results were deemed inconclusive, and Rhee moved on to focus on improving security for future tests.

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On some maps the latter is called the "Rhee," but this (like the Isis at Oxford), is merely a map-maker's name.

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