Diefenbaker

American  

[dee-fuhn-bey-ker] / ˈdi fənˌbeɪ kər /

noun

1. John George, 1895–1979, prime minister of Canada 1957–63.

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Diefenbaker British  

/ ˈdiːfənˌbeɪkə /

noun

1. John George. 1895–1979, Canadian Conservative statesman; prime minister of Canada (1957–63)

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Example Sentences

The Writers’ Trust of Canada said Newman’s 1963 book “Renegade in Power: The Diefenbaker Years” about former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker had “revolutionized Canadian political reporting with its controversial ‘insiders-tell-all’ approach.”

From Seattle Times

Diefenbaker acknowledged the bunker’s purpose after the aerial photograph appeared and vowed that he would never visit it and would stay home with his wife if the bombers and missiles came.

From Seattle Times

But it came to be known as the Diefenbunker after John Diefenbaker, the prime minister who commissioned it, more as a form of mockery than in his honor.

From New York Times

Mr. Diefenbaker acknowledged the bunker’s purpose after the aerial photograph appeared and vowed that he would never visit it and would stay home with his wife if the bombers and missiles came.

From New York Times

Nor at the Diefenbaker Canada Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, with its academic and popular programs on this country’s complicated culture.

From Los Angeles Times