English Dictionary |
CHARLES JAMES FOX
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
IPA (US): |
• CHARLES JAMES FOX (noun)
The noun CHARLES JAMES FOX has 1 sense:
1. English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
Familiarity information: CHARLES JAMES FOX used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Charles James Fox; Fox
Instance hypernyms:
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
Context examples
They condescended occasionally to poetry or oratory; and Byron, Charles James Fox, Sheridan, and Castlereagh, preserved some reputation amongst them, in spite of their publicity.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"God helps those who help themselves." (Arabic proverb)
"If a caged bird isn't singing for love, it's singing in a rage." (Corsican proverb)