Lloyd George

noun

1. David, 1st Earl of Dwy·for [doo, -vawr], 1863–1945, British statesman: prime minister 1916–22.

Lloyd George

/ lɔɪd /

noun

1. Lloyd GeorgeDavid, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor18631945MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister David, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor. 1863–1945, British Liberal statesman: prime minister (1916–22). As chancellor of the exchequer (1908–15) he introduced old age pensions (1908), a radical budget (1909), and an insurance scheme (1911)

Example Sentences

David Lloyd George, a future prime minister of Great Britain, said at the time that if the war could just once be described in honest and accurate language, people everywhere would demand that the fighting be stopped.

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British prime minister Lloyd George worried that certain treaty terms would prove “a constant source of irritation,” stirring up resentment among the Germans.

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When the treaty was finally approved in 1919, Lloyd George gloomily predicted, “We shall have to fight another war all over again in twenty-five years.”

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Disagreements among Wilson, Lloyd George, and Clemenceau erupted into angry arguments.

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Dozens of nations were invited to attend, but in the end the conference was dominated by three men: French premier Georges Clemenceau, British prime minister David Lloyd George, and American president Woodrow Wilson.

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