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Marcos

[ mahr-kohs ]

noun

  1. Ferdinand E(d·ra·lin) [ed, -r, uh, -lin], 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.


Marcos

/ ˈmɑːkɒs /

noun

  1. MarcosFerdinand (Edralin)19171989MFilipinoPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Ferdinand ( Edralin ). 1917–89, Filipino statesman; president of the Philippines from 1965; deposed and exiled in 1986
  2. MarcosImelda (Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez )1929FFilipinoPOLITICS: politician his wife, Imelda ( Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez ). born 1929, Filipino politician; governor of Manila (1976–86); notorious for her profligacy as first lady


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For a while he mines a topical vein: Imelda Marcos, the S&L crisis, AIDS.

Eventually, in the early hours of Thursday, fewer than twenty MARCOS out of a team of 1000 arrived.

On March 15, 2012, the last day of voting, San Marcos officials noticed some bizarre patterns.

Matthew Weaver wanted the Cal State San Marcos student president title.

Administrators at Cal State San Marcos declined to comment for this article.

Fray Marcos returned soon from Zuñi to Mexico, on account of his physical infirmities.

But Don Marcos had known the view for years, and at once detected the unfamiliar detail.

Don Marcos had a vague idea that the young Spaniard had been a consul somewhere for a short time.

Don Marcos could never quite understand what that meant, but nevertheless it increased his esteem for Castro.

The quick ear of Don Marcos distinguished a sound of footsteps on the floor above.

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