Dukakis

American  

[doo-kah-kis] / dʊˈkɑ kɪs /

noun

1. Michael, born 1933, U.S. politician: governor of Massachusetts 1983–90.

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Example Sentences

Olympia Dukakis’ statuette for “Moonstruck” was stolen by a thief who brazenly tried to sell it back to her, while Whoopi Goldberg’s Oscar for “Ghost” briefly disappeared after she mailed it to the academy to be replated and polished, only for it to be recovered days later, mysteriously, by a security guard who found it in a trash bin at Ontario International Airport, 35 miles east of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Gore went on to earn fewer than half of Jackson’s primary votes, placing third behind that preacher and eventual frontrunner Michael Dukakis.

From Salon

Few remember the address of the party’s nominee, Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis.

From Salon

He lost the Democratic Party nomination in 1988 to Michael Dukakis, but his stirring speech at the party convention that year had more than a few Democrats wondering if they had nominated the right man.

From The Wall Street Journal

He ran again in 1988 with more success, but lost the nomination to Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis.

From Salon