Obama

American

[oh-bah-muh] / oʊˈbɑ mə /

noun

Barack (Hussein), Jr. born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. 2009–17.
Michelle Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, born 1964, U.S. First Lady 2009–17 (wife of Barack Obama).

Obama British

/ əʊˈbɑːmə /

noun

Barack ( Hussein ) (bəˈrɑːk). born 1961, US Democrat politician: 44th president of the US from 2009

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Former president Barack Obama released a Situation Room view when Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a US special forces raid in Pakistan in 2011.

From Barron's

Consider this passage from a recent New York Review essay by former Obama national security official Ben Rhodes.

From Salon

After erecting a monument, the Obama foundation now seeks to lower expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal

After decades of enmity, in 2014 President Barack Obama opted to re-establish ties with the island in a historic but short-lived thaw.

From BBC

“I think it’s important to recognize that the majority of the American people find this behavior deeply troubling,” Obama said on “Pod Save America.”

From Salon

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