baron - Definition from the GOVERNMENT topic - POLITICS

Topic: GOVERNMENT

Date:	1100-1200
Language:	Old French

baron
noun

bar‧on

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[countable]

1PG a man who is a member of a low rank of the British nobility or of a rank of European nobility

2B a businessman with a lot of power or influence:

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conservative press barons like Beaverbrook

➔ robber baron

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