Marianne

[mair-ee-an, mar-]

noun

1. the French Republic, personified as a woman.

2. a female given name.

Marianne

/ marjan /

noun

1. a female figure personifying the French republic after the Revolution (1789)

Example Sentences

"We're trying to keep people in the farming game," Marianne Ward, the WFP's country director for Syria, said.

From BBC

In a Tuesday op-ed for Time, economists Marianne Cooper and Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman underlined the point that “Black women are overrepresented in precarious jobs characterized by low wages, little security, and few benefits and underrepresented in the highest paying careers.”

From Slate

She hopes a quote by American author Marianne Williamson - about how pain can "burn you up and destroy you or burn you up and redeem you" - will help the process.

From BBC

During the City Council meeting, Malibu Mayor Marianne Riggins asked for a report of crimes committed in fire-affected areas in response to safety concerns raised by residents.

From Los Angeles Times

If 29-year-old Marianne Barry doesn't take the contraceptive pill each day, she could have symptoms of severe anxiety or even suicidal thoughts.

From BBC