| NOUN | person | Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, Potemkin, Potyokin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin | a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power |
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| Meaning | A Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791). | |
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| Synonyms | Potemkin, Potyokin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin | |
| Broader | military officer, officer | Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command |
| politician, politico, pol, political leader | A person active in party politics | |
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