Broach vs. brooch Broach is primarily a verb meaning (1) to bring up (a subject),or (2) to pierce in order to draw off liquid. Brooch is a noun referring to a large decorative pin or clasp. Some dictionaries list broach as a variant spelling of brooch, and the words do have related origins (in the Middle English broche, meaning pointed tool), but they are mostly kept separate in modern usage.
Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Gillibrand (/ËkÉªÉrstÉn ËdÊÉªláµ»brÃ¦nd/ KEER-stÉn JIL-É-brand; born December 9, 1966) is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from New York, in office since 2009.
For the former Secretary of Agriculture, see Norman Jay Coleman. Norman Bertram Norm Coleman, Jr., (born August 17, 1949) is an American lobbyist, lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota from 2003 until 2009. Before that, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1994 to 2002.