HANSON


Meaning of HANSON in English

Han ‧ son, Pau ‧ line /ˈhæns ə n, ˈpɔːliːn/ BrE AmE

(1954–) an Australian politician who started the ↑ right-wing One Nation Party in 1997. She wanted to end the laws against gun ownership and ↑ discrimination and this caused her political opponents to accuse her of making ↑ racist statements. She was defeated in an election in 1998. In 2003 she was sent to prison for ELECTORAL FRAUD . She started a new party, Pauline’s United Australia Party, in 2007, but she did not get many votes in the elections for the Queensland Senate in the same year.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.