Margaret

[mahr-guh-rit, -grit]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “pearl.”

Margaret

/ ˈmɑːɡrət /

noun

1. called the Maid of Norway. ?1282–90, queen of Scotland (1286–90); daughter of Eric II of Norway. Her death while sailing to England to marry the future Edward II led Edward I to declare dominion over Scotland

2. 1353–1412, queen of Sweden (1388–1412) and regent of Norway and Denmark (1380–1412), who united the three countries under her rule

3. Princess. 1930–2002, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Example Sentences

While extolled by supporters as Venezuela’s “dama de hierro” — the iron lady, a sobriquet bestowed decades ago on British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher — Machado is a controversial figure, even within the Venezuelan opposition.

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"Really ghastly," says Dame Margaret Beckett, who was number two under John Smith in the 1990s.

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A steady, loyal hand to help out a busy leader, shaking hands and scoffing sandwiches at party events the prime minister simply doesn't have the time to attend, and doing vital campaign grunt work, as Dame Margaret suggests.

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Takaichi, 64, whose hero is Margaret Thatcher, had hailed a "new era" Saturday after becoming head of the LDP.

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Prosecutor Margaret Barron asked Dr Heggie: "Did he say something that stuck with you?"

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