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US
/ˈtʃeɪmbɝɫən, ˈtʃeɪmbɝɫɪn/
]
[ UK /tʃˈeɪmbəlˌɪn/ ]
[ UK /tʃˈeɪmbəlˌɪn/ ]
NOUN
- British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
How To Use Chamberlain In A Sentence
- You, young man,” she proceeded, addressing Roland Graeme, and at once softening the ironical sharpness of her manner into good-humoured raillery, “you, who are all our male attendance, from our Lord High Chamberlain down to our least galopin, follow us to prepare our court.” The Abbot
- He'd borrowed the Chamberlains ' army-surplus Humvee on the off chance that Cyberdyne could identify him, and Sarah, by their vehicle. T2: INFILTRATOR
- Moore says that the organization has passed its Chamberlain period, and is now in need of a Churchill.
- They shared Chamberlain's passion for efficiency but, unlike him, were in principle opposed to private ownership of the economy.
- Neville Chamberlain was greatly affected by the death of his cousin Norman and determined that such sacrifice should not be wasted.
- But it was Oxlade-Chamberlain's intelligent movement, dextrous footwork on the left flank and composed finishing that warmed the hearts of the Arsenal supporters who gave him a standing ovation when he was withdrawn. Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is a natural, says Arsène Wenger
- And why did the conservative Chamberlain appease Hitler so much? Matthew Yglesias » No One Expects The Spanish Inquisition
- No jacket was found in the initial searches but in 1986, while Mrs Chamberlain was serving a life sentence, an Englishman, David Brett, fell to his death from Uluru, landing beside the jacket which was half-buried close to dingo lairs. Dingo baby case that divided a nation could be closed at last
- This objection, however, or some other, rather political than moral, obtained such prevalence, that when Gay produced a second part, under the name of Polly, it was prohibited by the lord chamberlain; and he was forced to recompense his repulse by a subscription, which is said to have been so liberally bestowed, that what he called oppression ended in profit. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II
- The President gave to Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, of the Supreme Court, who was going abroad for the summer, a letter which he was "indiscreetly" to show Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Balfour, and two or three other prominent Englishmen. Theodore Roosevelt An Intimate Biography