EDMUND BURKE

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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:

Nouns denoting people

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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