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• Friedman, Milton
  1. (1912- ) a US ECONOMIST who helped to develop the idea of MONETARISM, the belief that the best way for a government to manage a country's economic system is to limit the amount of money that is available to be used. He won the NOBEL PRIZE for Economics in 1976, and his ideas had an important influence on politics in the 1980s, because the economic policies of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan were based on them.
• Hart, Lorenz Milton
  1. (1895-1943) a US songwriter who worked with the COMPOSER Richard RODGERS to produce MUSICAL s (= films or plays that use singing and dancing to tell a story), such as Babes in Arms and Pal Joey
• John Milton (noun)
  1. 1608-1674 english poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace
• Lorenz Milton Hart (noun)
  1. 1895-1943 united States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers
• Milton Friedman (noun)
  1. born in 1912 united States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy
• Milton Keynes
  1. a town in central southern England that was developed in 1967 as a NEW TOWN . The OPEN UNIVERSITY is based there.
• Milton Snavely Hershey (noun)
  1. 1857-1945 united States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys
• Milton, John
  1. (1608-74) an English poet who many people consider to be one of the most important writers in English literature.He wrote the EPIC poems PARADISE LOST and Paradise Regained after he had gone blind. Before this, he was active in politics as a strong supporter of religious freedom and of Oliver CROMWELL .
• Philip Milton Roth (noun)
  1. born in 1933 united States writer whose novels portray middle-class Jewish life
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