Clemenceau

[ klem-uhn-soh; French kle-mahn-soh ]

noun

1. Georges Eu·gène Ben·ja·min [jawrj yoo-, jeen, , ben, -j, uh, -min, yoo, -jeen, zhawrzh , œ, -, zhen, ba, n, -zh, a, -, man], the Tiger, 1841–1929, French statesman, journalist, and editor: premier 1906–09, 1917–20.

Clemenceau

/ klemɑ̃so /

noun

1. ClemenceauGeorges Eugène Benjamin18411929MFrenchPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Georges Eugène Benjamin (ʒɔrʒ œʒɛn bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃). 1841–1929, French statesman; prime minister of France (1906–09; 1917–20); negotiated the Treaty of Versailles (1919)

Example Sentences

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.

From Literature

But during the treaty deliberations, French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau supposedly quipped that one thing was certain: "The historians will not say that Belgium invaded Germany."

From Salon

Not far away on the Avenue Georges Clemenceau, lined with plane trees, the préfet who heads the Hauts-de-Seine department has come to survey the wreckage that was the front of the local tax office.

From BBC

The lead ship of the class, Clemenceau, was dismantled and recycled in the 2000s after a similarly contentious struggle with environmentalists.

From New York Times

One visitor in 1922 was former French prime minister Georges Clemenceau, known as the “Tiger of France,” who, like Lafayette, was once imprisoned for political reasons.

From Washington Post