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cluster munitions
(Encyclopedia)cluster munitions or cluster bombs, air-dropped or ground-launched weapons that open in mid-air and scatter dozens, hundreds, or thousands of smaller submunitions (or bomblets) over a wide area. Such ...Chaudhry, Iftikhar Muhammad
(Encyclopedia)Chaudhry, Iftikhar Muhammad ĭftĭkärˈ məhäˈməd chôˈdrē [key], 1948–, chief justice of the Pakistan Supreme Court (2005–7, 2009–13). He established a private practice in 1974 and became...Anderson, Mary
(Encyclopedia)Anderson, Mary, 1872–1964, American labor expert, chief (1919–44) of the Women's Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Labor, b. Sweden. She emigrated to the United States in 1888. After some years as an industri...LeMay, Curtis Emerson
(Encyclopedia)LeMay, Curtis Emerson ləmāˈ [key], 1906–90, U.S. general, b. Columbus, Ohio. Commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. army air corps in 1930, he advanced through grades and in World War II co...Jakim
(Encyclopedia)Jakim jāˈkĭm [key], in the Bible. 1 Chief priest in David's reign. 2 Chief Benjamite. ...Leahy, William Daniel
(Encyclopedia)Leahy, William Daniel, 1875–1959, American naval officer and diplomat, b. Hampton, Iowa. He served in the Spanish-American War, in the Philippines, then in Nicaragua (1912), in Haiti (1916), in the ...Tsang, Donald Yam-kuen
(Encyclopedia)Tsang, Donald Yam-kuen, 1944–, Hong Kong government official and political leader. He joined the Hong Kong colonial civil service in 1967, and served in a variety of posts concerned with the economy...Parker, Quanah
(Encyclopedia)Parker, Quanah kwänˈə [key], c.1852–1911, Native American chief, b. Texas; son of a Comanche chief, Peta Nocone, and Cynthia Ann Parker, a survivor of a massacre. In 1867 he became chief of the C...Jedaiah
(Encyclopedia)Jedaiah jēdāˈyə, jĕdˌāīˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Simeonite chief. 2 Worker on the wall. 3 Chief priest. 4 Priestly exile. ...Amasa
(Encyclopedia)Amasa ămˈəsə, əmāˈsə [key], in the Bible. 1 Cousin of Absalom, with whom he revolted. Later he became David's commander in chief; he was murdered by Joab. 2 Ephraimite chief. ...Browse by Subject
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