Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin

Definitions of Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin
  1. noun
    a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)
    synonyms: Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Potemkin, Potyokin
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    type of:
    military officer, officer
    any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
    pol, political leader, politician, politico
    a person active in party politics
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