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- proper noun A
transliteration of a Ukrainian surname.
Etymologies
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Examples
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On Thursday, Rice met with members of the Belarussian opposition, lending strong support to their campaign to end what they call Lukashenko's iron-fisted rule.
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Lukashenko is clearly up to the job: it has been alleged that during a crucial 1996 referendum he and his forces added a million paper ballots to the voting boxes at the last minute, bending the outcome to their will.
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Poczobut's trial was closed to his wife and supporters, but he said the court told him the libel was that he had called Lukashenko a dictator.
Polish Journalist Convicted of Libeling Belarus' Lukashenko 2011
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Even facing more prison, Mr. Poczobut says he will continue to call Lukashenko what he is.
Lukashenko's Least-Favorite Writer William Schreiber 2011
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The United States has called Lukashenko Europe's last dictator for suppressing human rights, stifling free speech and fixing elections.
Belarus Suspends Uranium Deal with US Because of Sanctions 2011
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But Mr. Poczobut says he will continue to call Lukashenko what he is.
In Belarus, a Soviet Time Warp William Schreiber 2011
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Mafia godfather'Russian state TV aired a documentary calling Lukashenko a mafia godfather.
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One of the detained demonstrators, Maxim Vinyarsky, called Lukashenko "a dictator who stole power and takes political prisoners."
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Russia rebuffed the claim, with a spokesman for gas giant Gazprom calling Lukashenko's demands baseless.
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Russia rebuffed the claim, with a spokesman for gas giant Gazprom calling Lukashenko's demands baseless.
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