Andropov

American  

[an-droh-pawf, ‑pof] / ænˈdroʊ pɔf, ‑pɒf /

noun

1. Yuri 1914–84, Russian politician: general secretary of the Communist Party 1982–84.

2. a former name (1984–90) of Rybinsk.

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Andropov ¹ British  

/ ænˈdrɒpɒv, ənˈdrɔːpəf /

noun

1. a former name (1984–91) for Rybinsk

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Andropov ² British  

/ ənˈdrɔːpəf, ænˈdrɒpɒv /

noun

1. Yuri Vladimirovich. 1914–84, Soviet statesman; president of the Soviet Union (1983–84)

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Example Sentences

When Reagan decided to send a personal, handwritten letter to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov, Shultz was not informed.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023

Brezhnev died in 1982, and relations withered under successors Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko, who were in ill health and died after less than 15 months in office.

From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2022

In the steam baths of local sanatoriums, Andropov and Gorbachev shared their fear that if reforms were not executed in the Soviet Union the economy was destined for disaster.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022

Andropov took power in 1982 on the death of Leonid Brezhnev, who had for 18 years led Moscow through a gentle decline that reformers branded the "era of stagnation".

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2022

“My name is Sergei Andropov, and I am captain of peculiar resistance army. Come, I will show you around.”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs