Clegg

/ (klɛɡ) /

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noun

Nick, full name Nicholas William Peter Clegg . born 1967, British politician; leader of the Liberal Democrat party from 2007; deputy prime minister from 2010

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cleft, cleft lip, cleft palate, cleft sentence, cleg, Clegg, cleidoic, cleidoic egg, Cleisthenes, cleisto-, cleistocarp

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How to use Clegg in a sentence

Nick Clegg, the Lib Dem Deputy Prime Minister, attacked the Conservatives for their predictable response to the report.
Britain Admits Anti-Drug Laws Are Useless|Nico Hines|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The leader and deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is facing renewed calls to step down.
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg defended the prince over his comments, saying it was “clearly a private conversation.”
Prince Charles Says Putin Is Behaving Like Hitler|Tom Sykes|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two recent televised debates against Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, also helped.
Is Britain’s Tea Party Turning Politics Upside Down?|Nico Hines|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A good man has been publicly destroyed through the media with the apparent support of Nick Clegg.
A Sleaze Civil War Engulfs Britain’s Liberal Democrats|Nico Hines|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Miss Clegg had also had her mind altered by the new discovery and refused them all.
Susan Clegg and a Man in the House|Anne Warner
Miss Clegg has become an institution in the humor of America.
Susan Clegg and a Man in the House|Anne Warner
I went into Dunkirk with Mr. Clegg, and got the usual hasty shopping done.
My War Experiences in Two Continents|Sarah Macnaughtan
Copied from a printed direction drawn up by Mr. Clegg, for the use of workmen.
A Practical Treatise on Gas-light|Fredrick Accum
Since the preceding pages have been printed, I have seen a self-extinguishing gas-lamp, invented by Mr. Clegg.
A Practical Treatise on Gas-light|Fredrick Accum