Beveridge

[ bev-er-ij, bev-rij ]

noun
  1. Albert Jeremiah, 1862–1927, U.S. senator and historian.

  2. Sir William Henry, 1879–1963, English economist.

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British Dictionary definitions for Beveridge

Beveridge

/ (ˈbɛvərɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. William Henry, 1st Baron Beveridge. 1879–1963, British economist, whose Report on Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942) formed the basis of social-security legislation in Britain

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