EDES

1. Hellenic National Democratic army, a Greek resistance coalition in World War II.

Word History and Origins

Origin of EDES¹

First recorded in 1941; from Modern Greek E(thnikós D(ēmokratikós) E(llēnikós) S(yndésmos)

Example Sentences

As artist and cartographer Richard Edes Harrison explored in popular World War II maps of the globe, the U.S. was not so far from the lands of Europe and Asia.

From Slate

In Maine, where the prosecutor Natasha Irving prodded the attorney general to reopen the passenger killing case from 2007, officers are wondering who might be next, said Mike Edes, executive director of the Maine chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police and a retired officer.

From New York Times

Mike Edes, executive director of the Maine police union and a former officer, was involved in a shooting on duty in 2004, and he told us that he worried that a prosecutor who had re-examined an old case might come after him too.

From New York Times

Gordon Edes is a former Times reporter who covered the Boston Red Sox for 18 years for the Boston Globe and ESPN.com.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2014, Edes ran as the Democratic candidate for Cumberland sheriff, and was accused of illegally coordinating with a political action committee funded by a wealthy Portland real estate developer and Republican donor.

From Salon