Bevan

American  

[bev-uhn] / ˈbɛv ən /

noun

1. Aneurin 1897–1960, British political leader: minister of health 1945–50.

2. a first name.

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Bevan ¹ British  

/ ˈbɛvən, bɛv /

noun

1. a stupid or unfashionable male

2. an aggressive and surly youth

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Bevan ² British  

/ ˈbɛvən /

noun

1. Aneurin (əˈnaɪ ^ə rɪn), known as Nye . (1897–1960), British Labour statesman, born in Wales: noted for his oratory. As minister of health (1945–51) he introduced the National Health Service (1948)

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Other Word Forms

• Bevanite noun

Etymology

Origin of Bevan

from the boy's name Bevan

Example Sentences

Back in 1948 when Labour's Aneurin Bevan founded the NHS, dental care became free alongside hospitals and GPs.

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Bevan, by then minister of Labour, resigned in protest.

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Steffan Evans, from the Bevan Foundation, which researches issues around poverty in Wales, said council tax was "fundamentally unfair".

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Packing down together in the Sale front row, Bevan Rodd and Ewan Ashman used to be on the same team.

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The BBC's research revealed that Aneurin Bevan University health board in south-east Wales had adopted a scheme enabling staff, patients, families and carers to ask for a second opinion about inpatients whose conditions deteriorate quickly.

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