noun
1. daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984)
• Syn: ↑Indira Gandhi, ↑Indira Nehru Gandhi, ↑Mrs. Gandhi
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑statesman, ↑solon, ↑national leader
2. political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948)
• Syn: ↑Mahatma Gandhi, ↑Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Gandhian
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑nationalist leader, ↑spiritual leader
Useful english dictionary. 2012.