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MONTESQUIEU
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• MONTESQUIEU (noun)
The noun MONTESQUIEU has 1 sense:
1. French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)
Familiarity information: MONTESQUIEU used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu; Charles Louis de Secondat; Montesquieu
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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