bashaw

[ buh-shaw ]

noun

1. pasha.
2. a person who is important, imperious, or self-important.

bashaw

/ bəˈʃɔː /

noun

1. a rare spelling of pasha
2. an important or pompous person

Word History and Origins

Origin of bashaw¹

1525–35; < Arabic bāshā < Turkish pāshā pasha

Word History and Origins

Origin of bashaw¹

C16: from Turkish başa, from bas head, chief

Example Sentences

Bashaw, 64, a hotel developer and political newcomer who lives with his husband in the Victorian resort town of Cape May, appears poised to shift away from the right-tilting politics of the GOP primary in a state where Republicans haven’t won an election for the Senate in 52 years.

From Seattle Times

The Republicans are hoping Bashaw is the candidate who’ll break through the Democratic wall.

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GOP state Sen. Mike Testa backed Bashaw in the primary, citing his background as a businessman and political outsider and saying he was the only candidate who could win in November.

From Seattle Times

Bashaw has other upsides for the GOP: He poured nearly $1 million into his own campaign so far, according to Federal Election Commission records, and while he backs Trump, he drew a distinction between Trump’s effort to win back the White House and his Senate campaign in New Jersey.

From Seattle Times

“There are different missions. We’re on the same team,” Bashaw said of his and Trump’s campaigns.

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