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grandee

[ gran-dee ]

noun

  1. a man of high social position or eminence, especially a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman.


grandee

/ É¡°ùæ²Ôˈ»å¾±Ë /

noun

  1. a Spanish or Portuguese prince or nobleman of the highest rank
  2. a man of great rank or eminence
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Derived Forms

  • ²µ°ù²¹²Ôˈ»å±ð±ð²õ³ó¾±±è, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ°ù²¹²Ô·»å±ð±ðs³ó¾±±è noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of grandee1

1590–1600; < Spanish, Portuguese grande, with ending assimilated to -ee
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of grandee1

C16: from Spanish grande
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But Labour grandee Lord Blunkett wants Reeves to "loosen a little the self-imposed fiscal rules", calling them "Treasury orthodoxy and monetarism at its worst".

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The Labour grandee, who served in multiple ministerial roles under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown before taking up a life peerage in the Lords, was considered to be one of the frontrunners for the position.

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Better Together grandees toasted their success at the Marriot Hotel in Glasgow, while Yes chiefs attended what Nicola Sturgeon described as a "wake" in another part of town.

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American conservatives’ enthusiasm for foreign-based authoritarianism, and their readiness to cooperate with grandees like Orbán or Vladimir Putin, is now well established, a phenomenon I witnessed in its embryonic stage as early as 2016.

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But Harris acted quickly to show her strength once Biden endorsed her, making a rapid round of calls to consolidate support from party grandees.

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