Diefenbaker
[ dee-fuhn-bey-ker ]
/ ˈdi fənˌbeɪ kər /
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noun
John George, 1895–1979, prime minister of Canada 1957–63.
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Example sentences from the Web for Diefenbaker
Mr. Diefenbaker never retired and served as a member of Parliament until he died in 1979.
Mr. Diefenbaker went back to the electorate in 1958 and won the biggest parliamentary majority in Canadian history at that time.
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Diefenbaker
/ (ˈdiːfənˌbeɪkə) /
noun
John George. 1895–1979, Canadian Conservative statesman; prime minister of Canada (1957–63)
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