Witte

[vit-uh, vyee-tyuh]

noun

1. Sergei Yulievich 1849–1915, Russian statesman.

Witte

/ ˈvɪtə, ˈvjitjə /

noun

1. Sergei Yulievich (sjɪrˈɡjej juˈljevitʃ). 1849–1915, Russian statesman; prime minister (1905–06). As minister of finance (1892–1903) he tried to modernize the Russian economy

Example Sentences

He issued me a challenge: “When you find the word ‘retirement’ in your vast research, either uttered by Labor Secretary Frances Perkins or Edwin Witte, head of the Committee on Economic Security, appointed by President Roosevelt in 1934, please share it with me.”

From Los Angeles Times

I responded with chapter and verse, pointing to the repeated use of the word “retirement” by Perkins and Witte.

From Los Angeles Times

“These beers can be all over the map,” said Neil Witte, a beer expert at Craft Quality Solutions in Kansas City, Mo. “What was good 500 or 1,000 years ago is likely nothing like what we consider good today.”

From New York Times

“Modern science hasn’t deprived anyone of anything,” said Mr. Witte, the beer expert.

From New York Times

AP reporter Brian Witte contributed to this report from Annapolis, Maryland.

From Seattle Times