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Pinochet

/ ˈpiːnəˌʃeɪ uˈɡɑːteɪ; ˈpiːnəˌʃeɪ /

noun

  1. Pinochet UgarteAugusto19152006MChileanMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Augusto (auˈɣusto). 1915-2006, Chilean general and statesman; president of Chile (1974–90) following his overthrow of Allende (1973): charged (2001) with murder and kidnapping but found unfit to stand trial
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

To be fair, he might not have known that Pinochet was a ruthless dictator.

He accepted the invitation to be decorated by Pinochet, which was a very big mistake.

So while the game lets you be a Castro or a Pinochet, the game won't reward you for it.

Argentinian novelist Jorge Luis Borges was denied the Nobel because of his support of Pinochet.

It's the equivalent of saying, "I love Alexander Lukashenko" or "I love Augusto Pinochet."

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