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Definition of Clement Attlee

1. Noun. British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967).

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Literary usage of Clement Attlee

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Wit and Wisdom: A Public Affairs Miscellany by Colin Bingham (1982)
"PIERRE BOURDAN, 1945 The difference between Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee is between genius and extraordinary ordinariness. ..."

2. India and the United States: Estranged Democracies, 1941-1991 by Dennis Kux (1994)
"The Indians rejected Truman's suggestion, along with a similar proposal from British Prime Minister Clement Attlee.40 Kashmir figured prominently in the ..."

3. Challenging Horizons: Qantas 1939-1954 by John Gunn (1987)
"Courtenay sent cables to Allied Newspapers in London and direct to Britain's deputy prime minister, Clement Attlee. "Australia, Cairo and the Middle East ..."

4. Capital (1888)
"Clement Attlee triumphed without either "squaring" or "bashing" the Press, and quitted office with it feeling thoroughly ashamed of itself. ..."

5. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"I want everyone here in this country and in the world to feel their personal concern in the success of the United Nations —Clement Attlee, speech, 22 Nov. ..."

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