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CLEMENT ATTLEE
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• CLEMENT ATTLEE (noun)
The noun CLEMENT ATTLEE has 1 sense:
1. British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)
Familiarity information: CLEMENT ATTLEE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
1st Earl Attlee; Attlee; Clement Attlee; Clement Richard Attlee
Instance hypernyms:
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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