Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kurt_waldheim

1 sense of kurt waldheim

Sense 1
Waldheim, Kurt Waldheim -- (Austrian diplomat who was Secretary General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981; in 1986 he was elected president of Austria in spite of worldwide allegations that he had direct knowledge of Nazi atrocities during World War II (born in 1918))
       INSTANCE OF=> diplomat, diplomatist -- (an official engaged in international negotiations)
       INSTANCE OF=> statesman, solon, national leader -- (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)