Berlusconi

British  

/ ˌberlʊsˈkonɪ /

noun

1. Silvio (ˈsilvjo). born 1936, Italian politician and media tycoon: prime minister of Italy (1994–95, 2001–06, 2008–11)

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Example Sentences

Pregliasco noted the solidity of Meloni's coalition, which includes the far-right League of Matteo Salvini and Berlusconi's conservative Forza Italia.

From Barron's

"She's perhaps one of the best prime ministers since Silvio Berlusconi," she told AFP among a sea of Brothers of Italy flags.

From Barron's

Meloni is way off the late Berlusconi's record of nine years as prime minister, but her coalition stands out for its longevity among the 70-odd post-war governments in Italy.

From Barron's

Paolo Tarozzi, longtime press officer for the Milan team, appears intermittently as a kind of superfan, cheerleading for Berlusconi, but eventually acknowledging the damage to the law and the culture.

From The Wall Street Journal

Vittorio Dotti, who served as Silvio Berlusconi’s lawyer from 1980 to 1996, tells us in “Berlusconi: Condemned to Win” that when his client was considering buying a soccer team in the mid-’80s, he told his attorney he’d gotten some sage advice: “My fortuneteller told me that buying Milan would bring me bad luck.”

From The Wall Street Journal