Soares

American  

[swahr-uhsh, swah-ruhsh] / ˈswɑr əʃ, ˈswɑ rəʃ /

noun

1. Mário, 1924–2017, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.

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Soares British  

/ ˈswarɪʃ /

noun

1. Mário (ˈmərju). born 1924, Portuguese statesman; prime minister of Portugal (1976–77; 1978–80; 1983–86); president of Portugal (1986–96)

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Example Sentences

She has collaborated with such icons as Gilberto Gil, and in 2023, was inducted into the Brazilian Academy of Culture, assuming the chair once held by samba legend Elza Soares.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

Cardoso played in front of her mother, Janete Soares, and older sister, Jessica Silva, after they arrived from Brazil.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

"Bening is the best she has ever been as Nyad, embracing the athlete's stubbornness and strong will to a tee," wrote Isabella Soares of Collider.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023

That initial explosion was largely invisible to Brazilian researchers, Soares says, because the COVID-19 pandemic and budget cuts disrupted research activities.

From Science Magazine • May 8, 2023

Sr. João Soares Caldeira, C.E., kindly asked me to join his party, which started early on August 19.

From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir