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Gandhi
[ gahn-dee, gan- ]
noun
- ·徱· [in-, deer, -, uh], 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- Mo·han·das Kar·am·chand [moh-h, uh, n-, dahs, kuhr-, uh, m-, chuhnd], Mahatma, 1869–1948, Hindu religious leader, nationalist, and social reformer.
- 鲹·ᾱ [rah-, jeev], 1944–91, Indian political leader: prime minister 1984–89 (son of Indira).
Gandhi
/ ˈɡæԻɪ /
noun
- GandhiIndira (Priyadarshini)19171984FIndianPOLITICS: stateswomanPOLITICS: prime minister Indira ( Priyadarshini ) (ɪnˈdɪərə, ˈɪndərə), daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru. 1917–84, Indian stateswoman; prime minister of India (1966–77; 1980–84); assassinated
- GandhiMohandas Karamchand18691948MIndianPOLITICS: political leaderRELIGION: spiritual leaderSOCIAL SCIENCE: social reformer Mohandas Karamchand (ˌməʊhənˈdʌs ˌkʌrəmˈtʃʌnd), known as Mahatma Gandhi. 1869–1948, Indian political and spiritual leader and social reformer. He played a major part in India's struggle for home rule and was frequently imprisoned by the British for organizing acts of civil disobedience. He advocated passive resistance and hunger strikes as means of achieving reform, campaigned for the untouchables, and attempted to unite Muslims and Hindus. He was assassinated by a Hindu extremist
- GandhiRajiv19441991MIndianPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Rajiv (ræˈdʒiːv), son of Indira Gandhi. 1944–91, Indian statesman; prime minister of India (1984–89); assassinated
Example Sentences
They decided a new, more focused operation was needed, modelled on earlier civil disobedience movements like the Suffragettes, Gandhi's civil disobedience campaigns and the civil rights movement in the US.
In the years following India's independence, he sought inspiration not in Paris or New York, but in India's villages, mirroring Mahatma Gandhi's belief that the heart of the nation lay in its rural roots.
It claimed Gandhi had got the "edge on formal education than Modi".
As it stands, undocumented immigrants face financial, legal and linguistic barriers to seeking healthcare, said Dr. Sheiphali Gandhi, a UC San Francisco assistant professor of occupational and environmental medicine.
Mahatma Gandhi, who was famously teetotal, saw it as another way for the Man to keep the Brown Brother down.
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