bashaw

American  

[buh-shaw] / bəˈʃɔ /

noun

1. pasha.

2. a person who is important, imperious, or self-important.

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bashaw British  

/ bəˈʃɔː /

noun

1. a rare spelling of pasha

2. an important or pompous person

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Etymology

Origin of bashaw

1525–35; < Arabic bāshā < Turkish pāshā pasha

Example Sentences

Bashaw, 64, a hotel developer and political newcomer who lives with his husband in the Victorian resort town of Cape May, appears poised to shift away from the right-tilting politics of the GOP primary in a state where Republicans haven’t won an election for the Senate in 52 years.

From Seattle Times

Two Republican candidates, Curtis Bashaw and Christine Serrano Glassner, have garnered the most attention.

From Seattle Times

Republicans are grappling with their own primary, featuring southern New Jersey businessman Curtis Bashaw, Mendham Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner and former TV news reporter Alex Zdan.

From Seattle Times

Zdan joins a GOP field that is quickly filling with candidates, including Mendham Borough Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner and southern New Jersey businessman Curtis Bashaw on the GOP side.

From Seattle Times

“Our concern is that one of the things that the governor mentioned in her press release was the idea that the water use was one of the determining factors in canceling those leases,” said Philip Bashaw, the CEO of the Arizona Farm Bureau, which advocates for the state’s farmers.

From Salon