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Gaitskell

American  
[geyt-skuhl] / ˈgeɪt skəl /

noun

  1. Hugh Todd Naylor 1906–63, English economist and statesman: Labour party leader 1955–63.


Gaitskell British  
/ ˈɡeɪtskɪl /

noun

  1. Hugh ( Todd Naylor ). 1906–63, British politician; leader of the Labour Party (1955–63)

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“That’s what the technology can do,” Gaitskell says.

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 6, 2022

Fleming’s wife, who was having an affair of her own with a British politician, Hugh Gaitskell, later tore out what she called the “ugly shrubs.”

From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2017

“I started looking 28 years ago using a 10-gram detector,” Gaitskell says.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2016

It has generally been electoral failure, leading to voluntary resignation by the leader, or premature death, as in the cases of Hugh Gaitskell and John Smith, that has produced change at the top.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2016

The street names next to the Miners Welfare Club are named after a succession of Labour leaders: Lansbury Grove, Attlee Close, Gaitskell Close and Hardie Close.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 11, 2013

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