Begin

  • 121Begin — Be•gin [[t]ˈbeɪ gɪn[/t]] n. big Menachem, 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel peace prize 1978 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 122Begin — /ˈbeɪgən/ (say bayguhn) noun Menachem Wolfovitch /məˈnakəm/ (say muh nahkuhm), 1913–92, Israeli politician, born in Poland; militant Zionist leader in 1940s independence struggle; prime minister 1977–83 …

  • 123begin — To originate; to come into existence; to start; to institute; to initiate; to commence. People ex rel. Northchester Corporation v. Miller, 263 App.Div. 83, 31 N.Y.S.2d 586, 587 …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 124begin — To originate; to come into existence; to start; to institute; to initiate; to commence. People ex rel. Northchester Corporation v. Miller, 263 App.Div. 83, 31 N.Y.S.2d 586, 587 …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 125begin — To start; to institute; to initiate; to commence. Bates Mfg. Co. v United States, 303 US 567, 82 L Ed 1020, 58 S Ct 694 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 126begin morning civil twilight — The period of time at which the sun is halfway between beginning morning and nautical twilight and sunrise, when there is enough light to see objects clearly with the unaided eye. At this time, light intensification devices are no longer… …

    Military dictionary

  • 127begin morning nautical twilight — The start of that period where, in good conditions and in the absence of other illumination, enough light is available to identify the general outlines of ground objects and conduct limited military operations. Light intensification devices are… …

    Military dictionary

  • 128Begin, Menahem — (1913 92)    Israeli statesman. He was the leader of Betar in Poland. In 1942 he emigrated to Palestine and became commander of the Irgun Tzevai Leumi. From 1944 to 1948 he led the Irgun s underground war against the British. In 1948 he founded… …

    Dictionary of Jewish Biography