Ceauşescu

American  

[chou-shes-koo] / tʃaʊˈʃɛs ku /

noun

1. Nicolae 1918–89, Romanian political leader: president 1967–89.

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Ceauşescu British  

/ tʃaʊˈʃɛskuː /

noun

1. Nicolae (ˌnɪkɒˈlaɪ). 1918–89, Romanian statesman; chairman of the state council (1967–89) and president of Romania (1974–89): deposed and executed

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Example Sentences

When the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu came to the UK in 1978, a memo from then-Foreign Secretary David Owen asked: "Who agreed to this visit? Did I? If I did, I regret it."

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Birth rates under Ceauşescu did initially shoot up, at least until women inevitably figured out how to get around the system.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2024

In 1985, Nicolae Ceauşescu, Romania’s Communist leader, ordered up such television programs as “The Nicolae Ceauşescu Era” and “Science During the Nicolae Ceauşescu Epoch.”

From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019

Romania, infamous for keeping many thousands of children in institutions during the Ceauşescu years, has now greatly reduced its institutionalisation of children.

From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2018

Ceauşescu, who only a few days before had received Premier Begin, said he thought it was a sound idea.

From Time Magazine Archive