Bidault

[ bee-doh ]

noun

1. Georges [zhaw, r, zh], 1899–1983, French statesman.

Bidault

/ bido /

noun

1. BidaultGeorges18991983MFrenchPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Georges (ʒɔːrʒ). 1899–1983, French statesman; prime minister (1946, 1949–50). His opposition to Algerian independence led him to support the OAS: he was charged with treason (1963) and fled abroad

Example Sentences

Bidault was one of the syndicate that engineered the bankruptcy of Birotteau in 1819.

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The nick-name of Gigonnet was applied to Bidault on account of a feverish, involuntary contraction of a leg muscle.

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He was patronized by Bidault, alias Gigonnet, who advanced him capital though at heavy interest.

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Out of this capital about fifty thousand came to them by the will of the widow Bidault, Madame Saillard's mother.

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Elisabeth had long felt sure that her uncle Bidault, otherwise called Gigonnet, was rich and handled vast sums of money.

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