Douglas-Home
Americannoun
noun
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He served as special adviser and speechwriter to Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, who was in office from 1963 to 1964, and worked at Conservative Party headquarters.
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023
But politics beckoned and in the early 1960s he became a speech writer for then prime minister Alec Douglas-Home.
From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2023
If we were to rank all leaders since 1900, she would be placed 5th from bottom - above only Bonar Law, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Anthony Eden and Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2018
After the loss of the 1964 election, Alec Douglas-Home remained as MP for Kinross and Western Perthshire and leader of the opposition for a further year before he resigned the latter role.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2016
Alex Douglas-Home, the British foreign secretary, was rumored to be working behind the scenes to help our cause.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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