Andrei Gromyko

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A Soviet diplomat and politician who was ambassador to the United States and the United Nations and later foreign minister

proper noun

: Andrei Gromyko

Andrei Gromyko played a key role in negotiating major arms control agreements during the Cold War.

Examples

The Soviet delegation, led by Andrei Gromyko, addressed the United Nations General Assembly in 1960.
Biographies of Andrei Gromyko often highlight his reputation as a skilled and pragmatic diplomat.
The famous Andrei Gromyko served as the Soviet ambassador to the United States.
Did Andrei Gromyko play a significant role in the Cold War?
Andrei Gromyko was known for his diplomatic skills during his time as the Soviet ambassador to the United States.
Many consider Andrei Gromyko a pivotal figure in Soviet foreign policy during the Cold War.
Andrei Gromyko represented the Soviet Union at the United Nations for many years, influencing international relations.

Surface Forms

Andrei Gromyko main

Morphology

Andrei + Gromyko

This item is a proper name referring to a specific historical person; the constituent parts are personal names with no lexical meanings that can be composed to yield 'Soviet diplomat and politician'. A B1 learner who only knows the name tokens cannot derive the referent from their meanings—recognition depends on prior exposure or encyclopedic/world knowledge, so the expression is opaque.

Etymology

Andrei Gromyko was a long-serving Soviet diplomat who worked at the United Nations. He often said 'nyet', the Russian word for 'no', so people remember him as a stern negotiator and as the Soviet 'Foreign Minister'.