Attlee

American  

[at-lee] / ˈæt li /

noun

1. Clement (Richard), 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.

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Attlee British  

/ ˈætlɪ /

noun

1. Clement Richard, 1st Earl Attlee. 1883–1967, British statesman; prime minister (1945–51); leader of the Labour party (1935–55). His government instituted the welfare state, with extensive nationalization

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Example Sentences

The making of a new map that would wreck the lives of millions was assigned by the government of Prime Minister Clement Attlee to Radcliffe, a respected lawyer who had never been east of Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

This time, Harry S. Truman replaced the late Franklin Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill was replaced by Britain’s newly elected prime minister Clement Attlee.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Clement Attlee, Britain’s prime minister from 1945 to 1951, once told Harold Laski, chairman of Attlee’s Labour Party, that “a period of silence on your part would be welcome.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2021

Great Britain wanted — maybe it needed — steady Prime Minister Clement Attlee after fiery Winston Churchill.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2020

At Potsdam, in July 1945, Marshal Stalin, Prime Ministers Churchill and Attlee, and I met to exchange views primarily with respect to Germany.

From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.