Campbell-Bannerman

American  

[kam-buhl-ban-er-muhn, kam-uhl-] / ˈkæm bəlˈbæn ər mən, ˈkæm əl- /

noun

1. Sir Henry, 1836–1908, British statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1905–08.

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Campbell-Bannerman British  

/ ˈkæmbəlˈbænəmən /

noun

1. Sir Henry. 1836–1908, British statesman and leader of the Liberal Party (1899–1908); prime minister (1905–08), who granted self-government to the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony

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Example Sentences

There were also two changes of prime minister between the 1900 and 1906 general elections, although Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman called a general election as soon as he became prime minister.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2023

Also after the 1900 election there were two changes of prime minister before the next election in 1906, although Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman called a general election as soon as he became prime minister.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2022

He could claim in 1991 to have known every 20th-century prime minister except Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, who died when he was a toddler, and Bonar Law, “‘whom nobody knew’”.

From Economist • Sep. 8, 2016

The fact that Campbell-Bannerman is so closely interwoven in the narration of that history merely goes to prove that he became increasingly a life-giving force within the circle of the Liberal Party.

From Time Magazine Archive

Twenty years ago the House was still struggling with the necessity of recognising a Mr. Campbell-Bannerman.

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various