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Whitlam, Gough

(Encyclopedia)Whitlam, Gough gŏf [key], 1916–2014, Australian political leader. Edward Gough Whitlam studied law and entered practice near Sydney after serving in World War II. A member of the Labour party, he w...

Hothir

(Encyclopedia)Hothir hōˈthĭr [key], in the Bible, leader of musicians. ...

Mahazioth

(Encyclopedia)Mahazioth məhāˈzēŏth [key], in the Bible, leader of temple musicians. ...

Liberal Democratic party, Japanese political party

(Encyclopedia)Liberal Democratic party (LDP), Japanese political party. It began as the conservative Liberal party, which, under Shigeru Yoshida, became the dominant political force in Japan following World War II....

Kent, county, England

(Encyclopedia)Kent, county (1991 pop. 1,485,600), 1,525 sq mi (3,950 sq km), SE England. It lies between the Thames estuary and the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone, and the county is divided into 12 a...

Canute

(Encyclopedia)Canute kəno͞otˈ, kənyo͞otˈ [key], 995?–1035, king of England, Norway, and Denmark. The younger son of Sweyn of Denmark, Canute accompanied his father on the expedition of 1013 that invaded Eng...

Nahamani

(Encyclopedia)Nahamani nāhămˈənī [key], in the Bible, leader among the returned exiles. ...

Mallothi

(Encyclopedia)Mallothi mălˈəthī, məlōˈthī [key], in the Bible, leader of temple singers. ...

Elihoenai

(Encyclopedia)Elihoenai ĕlˌīhōēˈnāī [key]. In the Bible, leader in the return with Ezra. ...

Noda, Yoshihiko

(Encyclopedia)Noda, Yoshihiko, 1957–, Japanese political leader, prime minister of Japan, (2011–12), b. Funabashi, studied Waseda Univ. (grad. 1980) and Matsushita Institute of Government and Management. Noda b...