LAWSON


Meaning of LAWSON in English

I . Mark Lawson

(1962– )

an English journalist, broadcaster and writer. He presents radio and television programmes about the arts including Front Row on Radio 4 and The Late Review on BBC2 and writes a column (= a regular piece of writing in a newspaper) in the Guardian . He has also written several books including Bloody Margaret (1991) and Going Out Live (2001).

II . Nigel Lawson

(1932– )

an English Conservative politician. He became a Member of Parliament in 1974 and Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1983. He left his job as Chancellor in 1989 after disagreements with the Prime Minister , Margaret Thatcher . He was made a life peer in 1992.

III . Nigella Lawson

(1960– )

an English cookery writer and presenter of television cookery programmes. Her books include How To Eat (1999), How to be a Domestic Goddess (2000) and Nigella Bites (2001) based on her television series with the same name. She is the daughter of Nigel Lawson and she is married to Charles Saatchi .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.