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EDMUND BURKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
Synonyms:
Burke; Edmund Burke
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
orator; public speaker; rhetorician; speechifier; speechmaker (a person who delivers a speech or oration)
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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