Merkel

/ (ˈmɜːkəl) /

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noun

Angela. born 1954, German politician; chair of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000; chancellor of Germany from 2005 (the first woman to hold the office)

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merit pay, merits, merits docket, merit system, merk, Merkel, merkin, merle, Merleau-Ponty, merlin, Merlo

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How to use Merkel in a sentence

“Angela Merkel understands President Putin, no doubt,” said Khodorkovsky.
Russian Tycoon: We Must Prepare For Putin’s Inevitable Downfall|Josh Rogin|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Obama and the Queen are there, as is Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande.
D-Day 70th Anniversary Celebrations: Queen, Obama, Merkel, Putin and Cameron in France|Tom Sykes|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The brief get-together was brokered by French President Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
What the D-Day Veteran Told Obama at the 70th Anniversary Commemoration|Christopher Dickey|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why Putin wants Angela Merkel for a nightshirt is beyond me.
Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself|P. J. O’Rourke|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Of all the leaders on display in the exhibition, Merkel is the only one who is confirmed to have seen her portrait by Bush.
Dubya’s Portraits of Tony Blair and Vladimir Putin Are Just as Genius as You Hoped|Ann Binlot|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On this point, my assertion is borne out by Dr. Merkel, who insists upon the same thing.
The Mechanism of the Human Voice|Emil Behnke
During the years 1897 and 1898 the defendant had been employed by the Provost Merkel in Neustadt.
Woman and Socialism|August Bebel
The notes are based on Merkel's second edition; Némethy lists in a preface his few departures from Merkel's text.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid
But Merkel, followed by Palmer, considered 31-38 an interpolation; and aeripedes may have been what the interpolator wrote.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid
Merkel, in his edition of the Tristia (p. 373), identifies him with the grammarian Clodius Tuscus, without offering a reason.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid