Chirac

American

[shee-rak] / ʃiˈræk /

noun

Jacques (René), 1932–2019, prime minister of France 1974–76, 1986–88; president 1995–2007.

Chirac British

/ 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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French President Jacques Chirac, a strong opponent of the effort in Iraq, rebuked them for having “missed a great opportunity to shut up.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A unifying figure on the left, Jospin led a coalition government of Socialists, Greens and Communists in a cohabitation arrangement with centre-right President Jacques Chirac.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

A former economics professor, Jospin cast himself as a clean pair of hands compared to his conservative rival, the corruption-tainted but chummy and charismatic Jacques Chirac.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Chirac defeated him in the 1995 presidential race, but then lost a snap parliamentary vote in 1997, forcing him into so-called "cohabitation" with the left.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Calm your apprehensions, my dear Madam," said M. de Chirac; "I was speaking of the stocks.

From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 by Mackay, Charles

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