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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An abbreviation of Protestant.
Examples
“He's a Robert Rubin protégé and he's the senior Treasury official for banking policy.”
“He's a Robert Rubin protégé and he's the senior Treasury official for banking policy.”
“She is a Tabankin protégé: one of her first jobs was working with Tabankin on the HWPC.”
“His first questionable post-victory step was to assemble an old boys’ club of Robert Rubin protégés and Goldman-Citi alumni as the White House economic team, including a Treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, who failed in his watchdog role at the New York Fed as Wall Street’s latest bubble first inflated and then burst.”
“Rubin protégés in fact are likely to dominate the Obama economic team, to the certain dismay of some Democratic Party liberals and union leaders who disparage the Rubin faction’s devotion to the goals of balanced budgets and free trade.”
Geithner Said to Be Chosen for Treasury Secretary - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
“An apprentice could be called a protégé; Shrove Tuesday is otherwise known as Mardi Gras and eating outside is dining al fresco.”
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““It is these whom I called her protégés, using the word she herself chose, and which it appears she uttered with a complacent smile.”
Maigret has Doubts
“He is best known as the protégé of FBI director J.”
“Should he be described as the protégé of Peter Mandelson, the British member of Parliament who reshaped the Labour Party and Tony Blair and was now attempting to reshape Gamal?”
“She may be called a protégée of the house, as will be explained presently; but she acted as maid to Mrs. Verner.”
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