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Lloyd George

American  

noun

  1. David, 1st Earl of Dwyfor 1863–1945, British statesman: prime minister 1916–22.


Lloyd George British  
/ lɔɪd /

noun

  1. David, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor. 1863–1945, British Liberal statesman: prime minister (1916–22). As chancellor of the exchequer (1908–15) he introduced old age pensions (1908), a radical budget (1909), and an insurance scheme (1911)

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Hilda, who was born when David Lloyd George was prime minister, now lives at Holbrook Hall Residential Home, near Belper, where she is one of the oldest residents.

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Asquith in favor of David Lloyd George, and in World War II when it got rid of Neville Chamberlain in favor of Winston Churchill.

From Seattle Times

Lloyd George agreed to pay a penalty of $50,000.

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His was the second longest tenure of a chancellor in the 20th Century after David Lloyd George.

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The governments of David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill during the two world wars, William Gladstone in the 19th century, and more recently Margaret Thatcher could all be described as "presidential," he argues.

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