Batista

[buh-tee-stuh, bah-tees-tah]

noun

1. Fulgencio Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar, 1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59.

Batista

/ baˈtista /

noun

1. Fulgencio (fulˈxenθjo), full name Batista y Zaldívar . 1901–73, Cuban military leader and dictator: president of Cuba (1940–44, 1952–59); overthrown by Fidel Castro

Example Sentences

Standouts in the large supporting cast included soprano Ellie Dehn as Joe’s mother and Amanda Batista as Helen, a perky radio actress.

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Businessman Paulo Figueiredo, grandson of former dictator João Batista Figueiredo, has also been named in the charges.

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Less than four years into his tenure, Santa Monica’s first-ever Latino police chief, Ramón Batista, has announced his resignation from a department in which he oversaw a drop in crime and increased police hiring.

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Batista hinted at a potential clash with city leaders in a letter on Friday to the city manager, Oliver Chi.

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A call to the Santa Monica Police Officers Assn., which endorsed Batista’s hiring, was not returned.

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