Gaitskell

American

[geyt-skuhl] / ˈgeɪt skəl /

noun

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

Gaitskell British

/ ˈɡeɪtskɪl /

noun

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

Its leader, Hugh Gaitskell, had decried Macmillan's bid to join as "the end of 1,000 years of history".

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2014

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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