Trudeau

American

[troo-doh] / truˈdoʊ /

noun

Pierre Elliott 1919–2000, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1968–79 and 1980–84.

Trudeau British

/ truːˈdəʊ /

noun

Pierre Elliott . 1919–2000, Canadian statesman; Liberal prime minister (1968–79; 1980–84)

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She added Canada has already delivered substantial concessions, such as revoking a digital-services tax that garnered bipartisan opposition in Congress, and dropping retaliatory tariffs imposed by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Trudeau was the last prime minister to form a majority government after he swept the 2015 election, but his government was later reduced to a minority.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

I don’t know if Justin Trudeau is more or less likely to get back into elected politics once he’s married or if he gets married, but some people may think so.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

The 2024 decision from former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau applied to TikTok’s business operations in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Had not a man better temporize a while, and see what Ex-Governor-general Casa Calvo and Trudeau were going to do?

From The Grandissimes by Cable, George Washington

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