Soares

[ swahr-uhsh; Portuguese swah-ruhsh ]

noun

1. Mário, [mah, -, r, y, oo], 1924–2017, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.

Soares

/ ˈswarɪʃ /

noun

1. SoaresMário1924MPortuguesePOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Mário (ˈmərju). born 1924, Portuguese statesman; prime minister of Portugal (1976–77; 1978–80; 1983–86); president of Portugal (1986–96)

Example Sentences

“We have been clear throughout the discussions on this bill that we welcome the opportunity to help ensure people have confidence in an admission process that is equitable for all,” said Kristen Soares, president of the Assn. of Independent California Colleges and Universities.

From Los Angeles Times

When he arrived in Hollywood in 1916 after fleeing the Mexican Revolution, the silent film star Ramon Novarro swiftly shaped what biographer André Soares calls “his delicate features, slight stature and mild manner” into a “Latin lover” persona to rival that of Rudolph Valentino.

From Los Angeles Times

To see Novarro gazing wistfully into the distance on “The Pagan,” or posing, hand on hip, for an “Across to Singapore” publicity still, is to intuit that his lustrous curls and boyish face were not the only reasons directors tended to cast him, as Soares writes, as a “tender, earnest and unthreatening boy in love.”

From Los Angeles Times

As John Rechy pointed out in his 2003 review of Soares’ biography, the “enormous violation” of Novarro’s killing was compounded in the aftermath by homophobic trial coverage, vicious rumors about the actor and the early release of the Ferguson brothers on their life sentences for murder.

From Los Angeles Times

“This is happening because of the public security choices Rio has made over the last 30 to 40 years,” said Rafael Soares, author of “Milicianos,” a book about Rio’s militias.

From Seattle Times