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Chamberlain

Chamberlain

11 7.5
British Prime Minister before World War II who is known for trying to avoid war with Nazi Germany
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtʃeɪmbərlɪn/
: Neville Chamberlain
  • When Chamberlain resigned as prime minister, Churchill wasn't the first thought.
  • Prime Minister Chamberlain
  • Neville Chamberlain
  • Chamberlain's appeasement

So it sounds like you put quite a bit of the blame on the man Chamberlain and give credit to somebody like a Churchill.

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Examples

  • Adolf Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and two days later, Chamberlain declared war on Germany.

    Academic text (2002)

  • If public opinion in Britain had not forced the hand of the Chamberlain government, Hitler might have conquered Europe.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Why is this wall here, Lord Chamberlain?

    The Last Emperor (1987)

  • Your king has asked you a question, Lord Chamberlain.

    Cleopatra (1963)

  • The lord Chamberlain has seen fit to question various passages from Private Lives.

    Star! (1968)

  • It's like Neville Chamberlain giving in to the Nazis.

    Maximum Overdrive (1986)

  • Losses in Europe caused Chamberlain to resign on May 10, 1940, and pro-Zionist Winston Churchill to take his place.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Among history's more infamous cases was Neville Chamberlain's appeasement policy.

    Academic text (2003)

  • During 1938-39, the LNU's headed notepaper listed Neville Chamberlain as an honorary president!

    Academic text (1995)

  • Neville Chamberlain was known for his controversial policy of appeasement during his time as Prime Minister.

Synonyms

Neville Chamberlain
vsChamberlain
4 7.5

British prime minister from 1937 to 1940 who tried to avoid war with Germany

is the fuller more formal version including extra given names
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
vsChamberlain
1 8.3

A British Prime Minister from 1937 to 1940 who tried to avoid war with Germany before World War II

is the shorter common form without the extra given name

Compounds

Papal Chamberlain
  • Archaic
9.9

A person chosen by the Pope to work as a helper in the Pope's household before 1968

Surface Forms

Chamberlain main

Etymology

Chamberlain is a family name that comes from an old job title: chamber means 'room' and a chamberlain was the person who kept a ruler's private rooms and money. So the name began as a job name and later became a surname, as in the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.