Bevan
Americannoun
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Aneurin 1897–1960, British political leader: minister of health 1945–50.
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a first name.
noun
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a stupid or unfashionable male
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an aggressive and surly youth
noun
Other Word Forms
- Bevanite noun
Etymology
Origin of Bevan
from the boy's name Bevan
Example Sentences
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Packing down together in the Sale front row, Bevan Rodd and Ewan Ashman used to be on the same team.
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The BBC's research revealed that Aneurin Bevan University health board in south-east Wales had adopted a scheme enabling staff, patients, families and carers to ask for a second opinion about inpatients whose conditions deteriorate quickly.
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Bevan Rodd, who has made two Test starts in the last couple of years, and Trevor Davison, who has three caps, are the prop replacements.
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But the Bevan Foundation, and political parties, want the programme to include more families.
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Mabli Siriol Jones, head of poverty policy at the Bevan Foundation think tank, said schemes such as baby bundles which support families with rising costs were a "welcome step towards tackling child poverty".
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