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Colbert

[ kohl-bair French kawl-ber ]

noun

  1. Claudette Lily Claudette Chauchoin, 1903–96, U.S. actress, born in France.
  2. Jean Bap·tiste [zhah, n, b, a, -, teest], 1619–83, French statesman and finance minister under Louis XIV.


Colbert

/ ɔɛ /

noun

  1. ColbertClaudette, real name Claudette Lily Chauchoin19051996FFrenchTHEATRE: actress Claudette , real name Claudette Lily Chauchoin . 1905–96, French-born Hollywood actress, noted for her sophisticated comedy roles; her films include It Happened One Night (1934) and The Palm Beach Story (1942)
  2. ColbertJean Baptiste16191683MFrenchPOLITICS: statesman Jean Baptiste (ʒɑ̃ batist). 1619–83, French statesman; chief minister to Louis XIV: reformed the taille and pursued a mercantilist policy, creating a powerful navy and merchant fleet and building roads and canals
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On Stephen Colbert’s show, Pete Buttigieg tore into Trump for not dwelling on people’s economic pain and for failing to lower egg prices.

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But Trump’s arrival at changing the name to the Gulf of America retains none of the jocular tinge of Colbert’s sarcastic suggestion.

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CBS, with its news and entertainment programming, including “Tracker,” “Ghosts” and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” is Paramount’s biggest draw.

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Yet Doechii seemed to be everywhere last month, drawing eyeballs with viral appearances on NPR’s Tiny Desk and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” just as voters were filling out their final ballots.

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Stephen Colbert auditioned for “SNL” — a clip of his audition is included in “Five Minutes” — and was turned down.

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