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Me⋅ir

[mey-eer, mahy-er]
–noun
Gol⋅da [gohl-duh] , (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson), 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
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Me·ir     (mī'ər, mā-ēr')  Pronunciation Key 
Russian-born Israeli politician. After living in the United States (1906-1921), she moved to Palestine and later served as minister of labor (1949-1956), foreign minister (1956-1966), and prime minister (1969-1974) of Israel.
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Meir, Golda [(me-eer)]

An Israeli political leader of the twentieth century. Meir served as prime minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974 and was known for her efforts to lessen the Arab-Israeli conflict through diplomacy. Arab forces, attacking in 1973, caught her country by surprise and inflicted heavy losses.


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