NOUN | person | Kurt Waldheim, Waldheim | Austrian diplomat who was Secretary General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981 |
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Meaning | Austrian diplomat who was Secretary General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981; in 1986 he was elected president of Austria in spite of worldwide / worldwide allegations that he had direct knowledge of Nazi atrocities during World War II (born in 1918). | |
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Synonym | Waldheim | |
Instance of | diplomat, diplomatist | An official engaged in international negotiations |
statesman, solon, national leader | A man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs | |
Spanish | Kurt Waldheim | |
Catalan | Kurt Waldheim |
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