Menzies

American

[men-zeez] / ˈmɛn ziz /

noun

Sir Robert Gordon, 1894–1978, Australian statesman: prime minister 1939–41 and 1949–1966.

Menzies British

/ ˈmɛnzɪz /

noun

Sir Robert Gordon. 1894–1978, Australian statesman; prime minister (1939–41; 1949–66)

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“Pipelines have been attacked, refineries have been attacked, storage depots have been attacked,” said Hassan El-Houry, executive chairman of Menzies Aviation, the world’s biggest airport services company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Mr. Menzies imbues Chris with understated intensity as the equilibrium he has established is undermined by Annie’s presence and her barely veiled hostility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Cameron Menzies has apologised for angrily punching a drinks table after his five-set defeat by highly rated Charlie Manby in the first round of the PDC World Championship.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

This kept Menzies close to his university friend, the future Labour leader John Smith, who repeatedly tried to persuade him to switch parties.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

He had a worried expression, as though he were trying to remember some name which began with Chol but which was pronounced in quite a different way, possibly Menzies or was it Dalziel?

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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