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Thatcher's children

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

People who grew up or were born in the United Kingdom during the premiership of Margaret Thatcher (1979–1990) and who adopted the ideology of Thatcherism.

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noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Thatcher, children.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • Margaret Thatcher is a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Denis Thatcher is her husband, and Mark Thatcher and Carol Thatcher are Thatcher's children.

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