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lead white

American  
[led] / lɛd /

noun

  1. a poisonous pigment used in painting, consisting of white lead and characterized chiefly by a fugitive white color, covering power, and tough, flexible film-forming properties.


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However, he said a key question was whether the East Coast political consultants who typically lead White House campaigns and are schooled in the weeds of delegate rules in early states such as Iowa and New Hampshire but unfamiliar with California’s bylaws would organize in time.

From Los Angeles Times

President Biden named Harris to lead White House efforts to stem migration toward the U.S.-Mexico border, a politically fraught task.

From Washington Post

The association, which has for years assigned the seats in the briefing room and the workspaces behind it, voted to strip OAN’s correspondents of their seat and workspace last year after the network’s lead White House correspondent, Chanel Rion, repeatedly violated covid-related restrictions.

From Washington Post

As Obama’s vice-president, Biden was the lead White House negotiator for the 2009 stimulus bill that supplied $50m for the arts in response to the global financial crisis.

From The Guardian

Pelosi spoke with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the lead White House negotiator, for about 50 minutes Thursday, and told reporters that evening that she was reviewing documents and language sent from the Treasury Department.

From Seattle Times