Reagan, Ron ‧ ald /ˈrɒn ə ld $ ˈrɑː-/ BrE AmE
(1911–2004) a US politician in the ↑ Republican Party who was President of the US from 1981 to 1989. He is remembered for reducing taxes, increasing military spending, and improving the US's political relationship with the USSR by meeting President Gorbachev. Some people thought he was not very intelligent and did not understand complicated political matters, but he was a very popular president. Before Reagan became president he was a film actor and the Governor of California from 1967 to 1975.