Chamberlain, Neville

1. A British prime minister who tried to avoid war between Britain and Germany by negotiating the Munich Pact in 1938, under which Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, was allowed to extend its territory into parts of Czechoslovakia. Chamberlain proclaimed that the pact had secured “peace in our time,” but his political foes called the pact appeasement. World War II broke out less than a year later.

Example Sentences

When Churchill flew to France on May 16, he’d written Chamberlain, “Neville, please mind the shop!”

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“I see you’ve already referenced Neville Oliver and Neville Cardus, so am wondering whom you’re going to quote next. Neville Chamberlain? Neville Neville? Neville Longbottom?”

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