swinney

[swin-ee]

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. sweeny.

Swinney

/ ˈswɪnɪ /

noun

1. John ( Ramsay ). born 1964, Scottish politician; leader of the Scottish National Party (2000–04); Scottish government finance minister from 2007

Example Sentences

Swinney is lobbying for the current 10% rate to be reduced or removed on the basis that it would benefit both Scottish and US distillers.

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It is understood that Swinney's lobbying efforts on this issue are supported by the UK government, which formally negotiates on trade policy with the US.

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Swinney will be accompanied to his Oval Office meeting by the UK's ambassador to the US, Lord Peter Mandelson, whose past friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein is in the media spotlight.

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After Swinney met the president at his golf resort in Aberdeenshire, the first minister said he had made the case for better trading terms for Scotch whisky.

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Earlier, the first minister's spokesman refused to comment on whether Swinney was comfortable staying with Mandelson in light of the Epstein reports.

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