Clemenceau

American  

[klem-uhn-soh, kle-mahn-soh] / ˌklɛm ənˈsoʊ, klɛ mɑ̃ˈsoʊ /

noun

1. Georges Eugène Benjamin the Tiger, 1841–1929, French statesman, journalist, and editor: premier 1906–09, 1917–20.

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Clemenceau British  

/ klemɑ̃so /

noun

1. Georges Eugène Benjamin (ʒɔrʒ œʒɛn bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃). 1841–1929, French statesman; prime minister of France (1906–09; 1917–20); negotiated the Treaty of Versailles (1919)

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Example Sentences

But during the treaty deliberations, French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau supposedly quipped that one thing was certain: "The historians will not say that Belgium invaded Germany."

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2023

Not far away on the Avenue Georges Clemenceau, lined with plane trees, the préfet who heads the Hauts-de-Seine department has come to survey the wreckage that was the front of the local tax office.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2023

As former prime minister of France Georges Clemenceau once said, “War is too important to be left to the generals.”

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2023

“Here is your reward,” the French prime minister Georges Clemenceau told the men, when the Treaty of Versailles was signed.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Clemenceau, with the wholehearted support of his countrymen, was determined to make sure that Germany would never again be powerful enough to threaten the peace of Europe.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman