Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name

Etymologies

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From Hebrew דְּרוֹר (d'rór, "Dror, freedom, sparrow").

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Examples

  • Opposition Knesset Members: 'Dror's shocking statement reveals that the Lebanon War inquiry was partial to the Prime Minister' barak's quandary

    unknown title 2009

  • These organizations ranged from Zionist youth groups (such as Dror, Akiva, and Ha-Shomer ha-Za’ir) to major political parties (such as the Jewish-Socialist Bund and the Communist party).

    Kashariyot (Couriers) in the Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust. 2009

  • Dror Etkes, of Yesh Din, said the Israeli government has officially allocated 28 percent of the village's original 840 hectares (2,100 acres) to nearby settlements.

    Two solitudes 2009

  • "The market here in Tel Aviv is ripe," says Dror Ben-Asher , CEO of RedHill, which has a drug pipeline of six products, albeit none with final regulatory approval.

    Israeli Life Sciences Boom Sara Toth Stub 2011

  • Dror Etkes, of Yesh Din, said the Israeli government has officially allocated 28 percent of the village's original 840 hectares (2,100 acres) to nearby settlements.

    Archive 2009-12-01 2009

  • Dror Benshetrit , a designer well known for his aggressively whimsical furniture, might at first blush seem an unlikely choice to design SoHo's new synagogue.

    A Synagogue for the Young 2011

  • But Dror Feilier, spokesman for the Swedish ship, says they are still preparing for the worse.

    Turkey, Israel Set for New Clash Over Second Gaza Aid Flotilla 2011

  • "The fact the Mavi Marmara will not take part will mean that Israeli misinformation that the Freedom Flotilla is a Turkish or Islamist flotilla will be completely exposed," said Dror Fieler, a flotilla leader from Sweden who also took part last year.

    Turkish Ship Shuns New Gaza Flotilla Marc Champion 2011

  • Dror and his colleagues have concluded that the answer to this question is a clear “No!”

    Matthew Yglesias » Do Critics of Israeli Policy Whine Too Much? 2009

  • "I was so enthusiastic to put something together that is really unconventional and doesn't really look like any other synagogue," says Mr. Benshetrit, of Studio Dror.

    A Synagogue for the Young 2011

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