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Menzies
[men-zeez]
noun
Sir Robert Gordon, 1894–1978, Australian statesman: prime minister 1939–41 and 1949–1966.
Menzies
/ ˈmɛnzɪz /
noun
Sir Robert Gordon. 1894–1978, Australian statesman; prime minister (1939–41; 1949–66)
Example Sentences
Sir Menzies Campbell, latterly Lord Campbell of Pittenweem but usually known as Ming, was one of Westminster's most distinctive and authoritative voices.
He was born Walter Menzies Campbell on 22 May 1941 and was brought up in a Glasgow tenement.
This kept Menzies close to his university friend, the future Labour leader John Smith, who repeatedly tried to persuade him to switch parties.
Sir Menzies, or Ming as he was widely known, led the Liberal Democrats from 2006 to 2007 and was the MP for North East Fife at Westminster for 28 years.
Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has died at the age of 84.
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