Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at samak.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Samak.

Examples

  • "Don't mess with a man called Samak," the prime minister exclaimed.

    mongster's nest 2008

  • "Don't mess with a man called Samak," the prime minister exclaimed.

    mongster's nest 2008

  • "Don't mess with a man called Samak," the prime minister exclaimed.

    mongster's nest mongpalatino 2008

  • Anti-government protesters call Samak a puppet of deposed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was forced from office by an army coup in 2006 and recently fled to Britain to avoid corruption charges.

    Top Stories - Google News 2008

  • The alliance calls Samak a pawn of disgraced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a military coup in 2006 following massive street protests by the group.

    My Sinchew - 2008

  • "Don't mess with a man called Samak," the prime minister exclaimed.

    mongster's nest 2008

  • "Hút"; a term applied to Jonah's whale and to monsters of the deep, "Samak" being the common fishes.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Tens of thousands of demonstrators set up camp in Bangkok's main government complex while a Thai court disqualified then-leader Samak Sundaravej for accepting payments to host a television cooking show.

    Thai Leader Stalls on Brother's Return James Hookway 2011

  • In 2008, the royalist People's Alliance for Democracy, more commonly known as the yellow shirts, took up the temple issue as a cudgel against the government of Samak Sundaravej.

    Thailand Going Rogue 2011

  • But, it was more indirect; Samak Sundaravej, the prime minister in early 2008, and then Somchai Wongsawat, Thaksin's brother-in-law.

    Analysts: Thai Political Parties Competing With Very Different Visions 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.