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Profumo [prəˈfjuːməʊ]

(Biographies / Profumo, John (Dennis) (1915-1999) M, British, POLITICS: politician, POLITICS: statesman) John (Dennis). 1915-99, British Conservative politician; secretary of state for war (1960-63). He resigned after a scandal that threatened the government of Harold Macmillan

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affair bouquet fragrance fragrant heavy perfume scent smell Sweet			POLITICS was rocked by a sex scandal in March 1963 involving Conservative minster John Profumo who quit the Government. Remember When? 1963 by Birmingham Mail (England) 1963: War Minister John Profumo resigned, admitting he misled the House of Commons about his relationship with Christine Keeler. On This Day by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) The Profumo affair, which caused the Macmillan government so much embarrassment in the early 1960s, possessed all the ingredients to whet the public's appetite for scandal: sex, lies, drugs, espionage, violence, race, hypocrisy and even a complicated Upstairs-Downstairs sub-plot. Profumo on Profumo by Richardson, Evan / Contemporary Review			profitable profitableness profitably profiteer profiteering profiterole Profiting profitless profitlessly profits profits tax profligacy profligate Profligately Profligateness Profligation Profluence profluent proform proforma profound profoundly profoundly deaf Profoundness Profulgent Profumo profundity profuse profusely Profuseness profusion Profusive prog prog rock prog. Progenerate Progeneration progenitive progenitor progenitor cell Progenitorship Progenitress progenitrix Progeniture progeny progeria progestational progesterone progestin progestogen proglottid			Profound mental retardation Profound mental retardation Profound mental retardation Profound Severe and Complex Needs profound study profound thought Profound Visual Impairment profounder profounder profoundest profoundest profoundly profoundly profoundly deaf Profoundly gifted Profoundly Mentally Handicapped Profoundly Mentally Retarded profoundness profoundness PROFP PROFRO PROFRUTA PROFS PROFS PROFS Profs Operational Weather Education and Research PROFSA PROFSV profugus Profulgent Profumo Profumo, John (Dennis) Profumo, John (Dennis) Profumo, John Dennis Profunda Profunda Profunda brachii Profunda femoris Profunda femoris Profunda femoris artery Profunda femoris artery Profunda femoris vein Profunda Popliteal Collateral Index Profundal Profundal zone profundaplasty Profundidad del mercado profundities profundities profundity profundity Profundo Rosso profundus profuse profuse profuse menstruation profuse menstruation profuse menstruation profuse sweat profusely profusely

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