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Obama

[oh-bah-muh]

noun

  1. Barack (Hussein), Jr. born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. 2009–17.

  2. Michelle Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, born 1964, U.S. First Lady 2009–17 (wife of Barack Obama).



Obama

/ əʊˈbɑːmə /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Homan spent more than 30 years in public service, eventually rising to become a senior figure at ICE, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, during the administration of President Barack Obama.

From Salon

The author contends that the emphasis on cruelty is counterproductive, noting that immigration enforcement didn’t face the same public opposition during previous administrations, including under Barack Obama despite high deportation rates.

He helped procure multimillion-dollar book contracts for former Presidents Obama, Clinton and George W. Bush.

He scaled the echelons of the justice department, but left for the private sector before President Barack Obama appointed him to run the FBI in 2013.

From BBC

I remember when President Barack Obama described Russia as a "regional power", as opposed to a global one: that was taken as a big insult here.

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