Perón

American  

[puh-rohn, pe-rawn] / pəˈroʊn, pɛˈrɔn /

noun

1. Eva Duarte de 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).

2. Juan (Domingo) 1895–1974, Argentine military and political leader: president 1946–55, 1973–74.

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Perón British  

/ peˈrɔn /

noun

1. Juan Domingo (xwan doˈmɪnɡo). 1895–1974, Argentine soldier and statesman; dictator (1946–55). He was deposed in 1955, remaining in exile until 1973, when he was elected president (1973–74)

2. his third wife, María Estella (maˈria esˈteʎa), known as Isabel. born 1931, president of Argentina (1974–76); deposed

3. ( María ) Eva ( Duarte ) de Perón (ˈeβa), known as Evita. Second wife of Juan Domingo Perón. 1919–52, Argentine film actress: active in politics and social welfare (1946–52)

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Other Word Forms

• Peronist noun

Example Sentences

Imagine if, in “Evita,” audiences members were invited to sing back up on the balcony as Eva Perón belts out “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” accompanying her in her last manipulative hurrah.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Investors will be watching the performance of the Peronists, a left-wing movement descended from the Argentine strongman Juan Perón.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

The "rift" refers to the vast, decades-long gulf in Argentine politics and society between supporters and opponents of the populist political movement Peronism, founded by late President Juan Perón in the 1940s.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Members of such a cult show unquestioning loyalty to a strong leader, such as Argentina’s Juan and Eva Perón or Italy’s Benito Mussolini, whom they perceive as infallible and truthful.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2024

Juan Perón, who later became Evita’s husband and the dictator of Argentina, studied Hitler and his Italian sidekick, Mussolini, as role models.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield