Cheney

[ chey-nee, chee‐ ]

/ ˈtʃeɪ ni, ˈtʃi‐ /

noun

Richard "Dick", born 1941, U.S. politician: secretary of defense 1989–93; vice president of the U.S. 2001–09.

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Ch'en, Chenab, Chen-chiang, Chen Duxiu, cheneau, Cheney, Chengchow, Chengde, Chengdu, chenier, chenille

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Cheney is relying on some thin evidence to tie Hussein to al-Qaida.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Dec. 14|PunditFact.com|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cheney also suggested that, if elected, Clinton might be easier for Republicans to work with than Obama.
Remember When Republicans Loved Hillary Clinton?|Ben Jacobs|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“With all due respect” because “isolationist,” Cheney knows, is a deeply politically damaging insult.
Rand Paul Gives War a Chance|Olivia Nuzzi|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I will say that obviously, I blame Bush and Cheney more than I do Obama.
Is It Just Me or Is the World Exploding? So Why Isn’t Obama Doing More?|Michael Tomasky|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And someday, something awful will happen, and the Cheney wing will step up to the plate and swing for the fences again.
Dick Cheney’s Awfulness Is Here to Stay|Michael Tomasky|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Schofield had called me with three brigades to Hascall's support, leaving one (Reilly's) at the Cheney farm.
Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2|Jacob Dolson Cox
But that was before Mr. Cheney himself discovered a better way.
The Great American Fraud|Samuel Hopkins Adams
Gules, four fusils in fess or, each charged with an escallop sable (Cheney).
The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West|William Henry Hamilton Rogers
Cheney had rubbed elbows with the police on several occasions prior to nineteen fourteen.
On Secret Service|William Nelson Taft
The third is the creature of a few men, among whom the Cheney brothers of New Hampshire are most conspicuous.
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British Dictionary definitions for Cheney

Cheney

/ (ˈtʃeɪnɪ) /

noun

Richard B (ruce), known as Dick. born 1941, US Republican politician; vice-president from 2001 to 2009

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