Marcos

[ mahr-kohs ]

/ ˈmɑr koʊs /

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noun

Ferdinand E(d·ra·lin)

[ed-ruh-lin], /ˈɛd rə lɪn/, 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.

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How to use Marcos in a sentence

On the eve of Yoki’s sale to General Mills, which would have netted Marcos untold additional riches, he vanished, with Elize reporting his disappearance to authorities.
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His mother Corazon succeeded Marcos and became Asia’s first female president that same year.
Filipinos set aside political rivalries to mourn former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino|Anne Quito|June 25, 2021|Quartz
Marcos’s brother, Manuel Guara, said it did not occur to him that his brother’s building was the one that collapsed until his wife realized the addresses matched.
Asleep in their beachfront condos, they vanished into a mountain of rubble|Lori Rozsa, Marc Fisher, Derek Hawkins, Silvia Foster-Frau|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
Betsy Gonzalez rushed to a hospital Thursday morning, trying to find her niece Anaely Guara, 41, Guara’s husband, Marcos, 55, and the couple’s daughters, ages 4 and 11.
Asleep in their beachfront condos, they vanished into a mountain of rubble|Lori Rozsa, Marc Fisher, Derek Hawkins, Silvia Foster-Frau|June 24, 2021|Washington Post

Corazon Aquino became president after Marcos was ousted in the Philippines’ 1986 “people power” revolt, which followed a snap election in which Marcos had claimed victory thanks to widespread fraud.
Benigno Aquino III, Philippine president who fought corruption and Chinese territorial claims, dies at 61|Regine Cabato, William Branigin|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
For a while he mines a topical vein: Imelda Marcos, the S&L crisis, AIDS.
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Eventually, in the early hours of Thursday, fewer than twenty MARCOS out of a team of 1000 arrived.
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On March 15, 2012, the last day of voting, San Marcos officials noticed some bizarre patterns.
From Frat House to Jail: Student Heads to Prison After Election Fraud|Eliza Shapiro|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Matthew Weaver wanted the Cal State San Marcos student president title.
From Frat House to Jail: Student Heads to Prison After Election Fraud|Eliza Shapiro|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Administrators at Cal State San Marcos declined to comment for this article.
From Frat House to Jail: Student Heads to Prison After Election Fraud|Eliza Shapiro|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Fray Marcos returned soon from Zuñi to Mexico, on account of his physical infirmities.
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But Don Marcos had known the view for years, and at once detected the unfamiliar detail.
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Don Marcos had a vague idea that the young Spaniard had been a consul somewhere for a short time.
The Enemies of Women|Vicente Blasco Ibez
Don Marcos could never quite understand what that meant, but nevertheless it increased his esteem for Castro.
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The quick ear of Don Marcos distinguished a sound of footsteps on the floor above.
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British Dictionary definitions for Marcos

Marcos

/ (ˈmɑːkɒs) /

noun

Ferdinand (Edralin). 1917–89, Filipino statesman; president of the Philippines from 1965; deposed and exiled in 1986

his wife, Imelda (Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez). born 1929, Filipino politician; governor of Manila (1976–86); notorious for her profligacy as first lady

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