Chirac

[ shee-rak ]

/ ʃiˈræk /

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noun

Jacques (René), born 1932, prime minister of France 1974–76, 1986–88; president 1995–2007.

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How to use Chirac in a sentence

And humbled Socialists rallied to throw support behind the conservative Chirac.
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During an earlier stint as president, Putin took then-French president Jacques Chirac here.
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Chirac asked his staff after, “Do any of you know what he is talking about?”
The End of Us And Them: David Cannadine’s Quest to Unite History|Jimmy So|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Former presidents Jacques Chirac and François Mitterrand also refused to speak English.
How France Got So Lazy|Janine di Giovanni|February 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

After convincing Blair to support U.S. military action against Iraq, Bush turned to French President Jacques Chirac.
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Peter Chirac, a French author and physician to the king, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
But Doctor Chirac assured us until the last that she would recover.
The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-Cyr|Charlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon
M. de Chirac, a celebrated physician, had bought stock at an unlucky period, and was very anxious to sell out.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions|Charles Mackay
Chirac and Fagon, however, were obstinate and laughed at me.
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete|Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
Then followed a great uproar, cries from Garus, impudence and unequalled hardihood of Chirac, in defending what he had done.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete|Duc de Saint-Simon

British Dictionary definitions for Chirac

Chirac

/ (French ʃirak) /

noun

Jacques (René) (ʒɑk). born 1932, French Gaullist politician: president of France (1995–2007); prime minister (1974–76 and 1986–88); mayor of Paris (1977–95)

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