Kissinger

[ kis-uhn-jer ]

/ ˈkɪs ən dʒər /

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noun

Henry A(lfred), born 1923, U.S. statesman, born in Germany: secretary of state 1973–77; Nobel Peace Prize 1973.

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How to use Kissinger in a sentence

Vest briefly served as State Department media spokesman under Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, then became Kissinger’s top adviser on political and military affairs.
George S. Vest, long-serving Foreign Service officer and Cold War diplomat, dies at 102|Matt Schudel|August 27, 2021|Washington Post
Understandably, even Tea Leoni is a bit exasperated with all the questions about Clinton comparisons, shouting “Kissinger!”
Tea Leoni Isn’t Hillary Clinton, but ‘Madam Secretary’ May Be Her Benghazi|Kevin Fallon|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Henry Kissinger once put it, “Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.”
Ehud Olmert’s Sentencing Won’t Be a Day of Reckoning for Israel’s Leaders|Alon Ben-Meir|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is the Finland approach as suggested by both Zbigniew Brzezinski and Henry Kissinger.
Cut the Baloney on Ukraine|Leslie H. Gelb|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Nixon gripes about how Kissinger defers to him in public, but in private conversations, “where it counts,” builds himself up.
The Nixon Home Movies: Glimpses of Tragedy in ‘Our Nixon’|Eleanor Clift|August 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He and Nixon gossip about Henry Kissinger, who Nixon calls “a swinger.”
The Nixon Home Movies: Glimpses of Tragedy in ‘Our Nixon’|Eleanor Clift|August 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Kissinger took the disease from the mosquito bites, and recovered.
The Panama Canal|J. Saxon Mills

British Dictionary definitions for Kissinger

Kissinger

/ (ˈkɪsɪndʒə) /

noun

Henry (Alfred). born 1923, US academic and diplomat, born in Germany; assistant to President Nixon for national security affairs (1969–75); Secretary of State (1973–77): shared the Nobel peace prize 1973

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