Attlee
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8.4
- proper noun
- Clement Attlee, the leader of the Labour Party, became Prime Minister in 1945.
- Clement Attlee
- Attlee's Labour
- Churchill, Attlee
Examples
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In 1945, Clement Attlee's Labour Party defeated Winston Churchill's Conservatives in the general election.
Blog text (26) -
The next day, in British elections, Winston Churchill was ousted as prime minister, and Clement Attlee succeeded him.
Fiction book (1990) -
The leader of the Opposition, Clement Attlee.
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The King nevertheless bowed to popular opinion and invited Attlee to form a government.
Blog text (26) -
King George VI with Prime Minister Clement Attlee after the 1945 General Election.
Blog text (26) -
All were zealous advocates of the decolonization policy that Clement Attlee's Labour government had introduced immediately after World War II.
Academic text (2000) -
During his term as Prime Minister, which lasted until Churchill's reelection, Attlee oversaw the introduction of the modern British welfare state, including the National Health Service.
Blog text (26) -
And in Britain, following general elections, Churchill and the Conservatives were ousted on July 27 and replaced by Clement Attlee and the Labour Party, with Ernest Bevin as foreign minister.
Academic text (2002) -
During his tenure, Attlee established the foundations of the modern welfare state in Britain.
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After World War II, Clement Attlee focused on rebuilding the nation's economy.
Synonyms
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6.3
British Prime Minister after World War II who created public services like the National Health Service
Surface Forms
Etymology
Attlee is an English family name from the old words æt ('at') and lēah ('clearing'), so it originally meant someone who lived 'at the clearing'. That is why it is used today as a surname and is the name of the British leader Attlee, who helped build the modern welfare state.