maire

/ mɑːiːrə /

noun

1. a tall native New Zealand tree, olea cunninghami , with dark brown wood

Word History and Origins

Origin of maire¹

Māori

Example Sentences

Bruno Le Maire, the finance minister, said on Friday that France “would face guaranteed economic collapse” if voters allowed parties on the extreme right or left to gain power.

From New York Times

Mr. Le Maire, who is essentially campaigning these days for Mr. Macron and may lose his spot in the next government, cited what he said were free-spending populist economic platforms that could tip the already heavily indebted country further into debt.

From New York Times

The French finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, said this week that the opposition parties would “open the floodgates of public spending wide at a time when we should be restoring our accounts.”

From New York Times

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire praised Yellen for setting aside a proposal that he said would have undermined international rule of law, and added that “the U.S. proposal is now consistent with international law.”

From Seattle Times

Bruno Le Maire, the French finance minister, said in March that the drug trade in France is now worth about $3.8 billion a year, but other estimates range as high as $6.5 billion.

From New York Times