Addington

[ ad-ing-tuhn ]

noun

1. Henry, Viscount Sidmouth [sid, -m, uh, th], 1757–1844, British statesman: prime minister 1801–04.

Addington

/ ˈædɪŋtən /

noun

1. AddingtonHenry,1st Viscount Sidmouth17571844MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Henry, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. 1757–1844, British statesman; prime minister (1801–04) and Home Secretary (1812–21)

Example Sentences

Addington, like his boss, has also been caricatured as just short of Satanic.

From The Daily Beast

On January 15, 2002, John Yoo and David Addington, who was the legal counsel to Dick Cheney, visited the prison.

From The Daily Beast

The report was merely the outcome of the officious meddling of his physician, Addington, and one of Bute's friends.

From Project Gutenberg

But with the progress of time he found himself less and less able to support Addington and his colleagues.

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Although Addington was not defeated in the Commons, he saw his majority steadily diminish; and on April 26 he resolved to resign.

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The peril of the nation forced Addington from office and recalled Pitt to power.

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Mr Addington came into power under circumstances which would have tried the talents of a man of first-rate ability.

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