grandee
Example Sentences
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Even before the revelations about the extent of Labour grandee Peter Mandelson’s ties to Epstein raised questions about Starmer’s judgment, investors were primed for a challenge to his leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
Starmer has apologized for hiring the Labour Party grandee, and Mandelson has quit the House of Lords—the British Parliament’s upper chamber—amid a police investigation into whether he shared market-sensitive information with the financier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
However, a Welsh Labour grandee said the party was facing "the biggest kicking in our history".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
The Labour grandee, who served in multiple ministerial roles under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown before taking up a life peerage in the Lords, was considered to be one of the frontrunners for the position.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024
He dressed impeccably and had the manners of a grandee.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
