noun
English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
• Syn: ↑Fox
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑statesman, ↑solon, ↑national leader
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(1749–1806) an English ↑Whig politician. For most of his career he was the ↑Leader of the Opposition, while Pitt was ↑Prime Minister. He was a friend of the ↑Prince Regent and a supporter of ideas that shocked people at the time, such as the French Revolution, American ↑independence and the ending of the slave trade.
note at ↑slavery
Useful english dictionary. 2012.