Reith

/ riːθ /

noun

1. ReithJohn (Charles Walsham), 1st Baron18891971MBritishPOLITICS: public servantBUSINESS: director general of BBC John ( Charles Walsham ), 1st Baron. 1889–1971, British public servant: first general manager (1922–27) and first director general (1927–38) of the BBC

Derived Forms

• ˈReithian, adjective

Example Sentences

Now Dr Reith, who worked in Glasgow and Stirling throughout her career, has been recognised with a lifetime achievement award for her contribution to medicine at the Pride of Britain ceremony.

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Now aged 86, Dr Reith was unable to travel to this week's ceremony in London but her son Alistair collected the honour on her behalf.

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Dr Sheila Reith was administering insulin to her daughter Fiona - a type 1 diabetic - when she wondered how she could make the injections easier.

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Dr Reith said that she knew from the start the idea had "tremendous potential" to make life easier for people with diabetes.

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Lord Reith, the managing director of the BBC at the time, had held a meeting in the Central Hotel in Glasgow just weeks earlier, and suggested this idea to local education bodies.

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