McNamara

[ mak-nuh-mar-uh ]

noun

1. Robert Strange, 1916–2009, U.S. business executive and government official: Secretary of Defense 1961–68; president of World Bank 1968–81.

Example Sentences

While McNamara has agreed that it’s not ideal for police officers to respond to homeless needs in the community, he said the city is “somewhat stuck” until there’s a comprehensive system in place to assist people suffering from mental health illness.

From Voice of San Diego

As a reporter, I had covered the war for The Washington Post and knew McNamara slightly.

From Time

This was before the advent of social media, but the uproar could have made McNamara regret his decision to write the book.

From Time

McNamara was anathema to a great many in Washington’s political and journalism circles.

From Time

In an editorial, The New York Times said, in effect, McNamara should never be forgiven and should never have a restful night’s sleep.

From Time

The F-111 is,” Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara declared, “a truly enormous advance in the art of military aircraft.

From The Daily Beast

One very big difference between [McNamara and Rumsfeld] is that McNamara says the war was a mistake; it was wrong.

From The Daily Beast

A lot of people are going to go into this film thinking, Errol is going to break Rumsfeld the same way he broke McNamara.

From The Daily Beast

McNamara said investigators determined Nodianos was not present when the alleged assault occurred.

From The Daily Beast

“There were people trying to find his class schedule at OSU, trying to access him there,” McNamara said.

From The Daily Beast

McNamara himself stood up to greet them when they entered, the guard and the convict.

From Project Gutenberg

Vaguely amused, yet without scorn, McNamara and Forest got up to shake his hand.

From Project Gutenberg

"It is hard to realize that your office would become so rotten and degraded," one critic wrote McNamara.

From Project Gutenberg

It was also considered by McNamara, who then passed it to the other services, calling on them to develop similar programs.

From Project Gutenberg

McNamara, however, "readily agreed" with his housing experts that a letter on nondiscrimination in family housing was necessary.

From Project Gutenberg