Gideon

[ gid-ee-uhn ]

/ ˈgɪd i ən /

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noun

Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.

a member of the Gideons International.

a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “great destroyer.”

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How to use Gideon in a sentence

It’s with that kind of energy that Gideon is able to slip beneath.
How Gideon the Ninth author Tamsyn Muir queers the space opera|Constance Grady|February 5, 2021|Vox
A narrow favorite in the race, Gideon has attacked Collins for her support of the tax overhaul.
Susan Collins Backed Down From a Fight with Private Equity. Now They’re Underwriting Her Reelection.|by Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Theodoric Meyer, Politico|October 29, 2020|ProPublica
Gideon has no similar outside group supporting her and her campaign has received $242,000 in donations from people who work in private equity, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Susan Collins Backed Down From a Fight with Private Equity. Now They’re Underwriting Her Reelection.|by Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Theodoric Meyer, Politico|October 29, 2020|ProPublica
If we look just at the polls-version of our forecast, Democrat Sara Gideon’s odds jump from around 6 in 10 to about 3 in 4 thanks to Gideon’s 6-point lead in our adjusted average of Senate polls.
The Senate Races Where Democrats Have An Edge In The Polls|Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com)|October 27, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

That could very well happen in the Senate race, where Gideon leads Collins by just about 4 percent, with two independent candidates also in the race.
Will Maine Lead a New Election Model for the Nation?|Nick Fouriezos|October 22, 2020|Ozy
The 1961 trial involved Clarence Earl Gideon, who was charged in a Florida court with the felony burglary of a local pool hall.
‘Gideon’s Army’: Gerald Shargel on the Defense That Never Rests|Gerald L. Shargel|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
My wife and I named our son Gideon after Tony had sounded Gideon's Trumpet.
The Essential Anthony Lewis|Anthony Lester, Josh Dzieza|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Gideon wrote to the Supreme Court, arguing that his inability to obtain counsel effectively denied him a fair shake at trial.
Fifty Years Later, Right to Lawyer Remains ‘Unfunded Mandate’|Chris Opfer|March 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Many jurisdictions have treated Gideon as an unfunded mandate.
Fifty Years Later, Right to Lawyer Remains ‘Unfunded Mandate’|Chris Opfer|March 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Clarence Earl Gideon was arrested in 1961 and charged with breaking into a Florida pool hall.
Fifty Years Later, Right to Lawyer Remains ‘Unfunded Mandate’|Chris Opfer|March 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jael was a Hebrew Boadicea; Gideon, at the head of his three hundred men, might have been a hero of mediaeval romance.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II|John Lord
Old Gideon took no notice, for leaning back against the wall he was softly snoring.
An Arkansas Planter|Opie Percival Read
She has written another letter and in it she confesses—I don't know how to say it, Uncle Gideon.
An Arkansas Planter|Opie Percival Read
I believe, sir, that in your smooth way you once took occasion to say that Gideon Batts was a loud-mouth and most imprudent man.
An Arkansas Planter|Opie Percival Read
He turned away, and looking along the road that wound through the woods, he saw old Gideon coming.
An Arkansas Planter|Opie Percival Read

British Dictionary definitions for Gideon

Gideon

/ (ˈɡɪdɪən) /

noun

Old Testament a Hebrew judge who led the Israelites to victory over their Midianite oppressors (Judges 6:11–8:35)

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