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  • proper noun slang, politics The (personification of the) unified position of France and Germany during the early 21st century European sovereign debt crisis.

Etymologies

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Blend of Merkel ("Angela Merkel") and Sarkozy ("Nicolas Sarkozy")

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Examples

  • The term "Merkozy" has surfaced in the press from time to time, reflecting the view of them as a real duo.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The term "Merkozy" has surfaced in the press from time to time, reflecting the view of them as a real duo.

    SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter 2011

  • The term "Merkozy" has surfaced in the press from time to time, reflecting the view of them as a real duo.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • For 45 minutes, Mr Cameron met Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel, the Franco-German partnership now widely known by the portmanteau "Merkozy".

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph James Kirkup 2011

  • Perhaps the fraught negotiations between France and Germany in the run up to Monday's meeting will lead to a rethink on what has been dubbed the "Merkozy" alliance.

    Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel dominate EU in an uneasy alliance 2011

  • Sarkozy, who met Merkel so often last year that the leaders of Europe's No. 1 and No. 2 economies were dubbed "Merkozy" by the media, praised German efforts to cut labor costs, saying Jan. 9 in Berlin that German industrial policy "is unquestionably an example."

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2012

  • Sarkozy, who met Merkel so often last year that the leaders of Europe's No. 1 and No. 2 economies were dubbed "Merkozy" by the media, praised German efforts to cut labor costs, saying Jan. 9 in Berlin that German industrial policy "is unquestionably an example."

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2012

  • smiles and embraces have led to a blending of the two captured by the name Merkozy.

    BBC News - Home 2012

  • Merkel and Sarkozy, a lockstep pair some pundits have referred to as "Merkozy," spoke during the 14th French-German Council of Ministers that focused on coordinating the countries' tax policies and Europe's debt crisis.

    SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Associated Press 2012

  • Melissa Eddy is a Berlin-based AP reporter who's witnessed many meetings involving "Merkozy" - as the two have become known - and has taken note of their evolving collaboration.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

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