Atlantic Charter

American  

noun

1. the joint declaration of President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill (August 14, 1941) resulting from a conference at sea, setting forth the peace aims of their governments for the period following World War II. The declaration was later endorsed by a number of countries and incorporated in the purposes of the United Nations.

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Atlantic Charter British  

noun

1. the joint declaration issued by F. D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill on Aug 14, 1941, consisting of eight principles to guide a postwar settlement

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Example Sentences

Willkie openly cribbed ideas from the Atlantic Charter, a 1941 statement by Roosevelt and Winston Churchill that articulated Anglo-American war objectives, but challenged them as too Eurocentric and not bold enough.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2022

Woodrow Wilson wanted to make the world “safe for democracy”; Franklin Roosevelt promulgated the Atlantic Charter.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2021

May will press home that message with her gift to the president, presenting him with a framed copy of Winston Churchill’s personal draft of the Atlantic Charter, agreed with President Roosevelt in early August 1941.

From The Guardian • Jun. 3, 2019

Merkel spoke as the true heiress of the Atlantic Charter.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2016

The Atlantic Charter of 1941, signed by Roosevelt and Churchill, reaffirmed faith in the dignity of each human being and propagated a host of democratic principles.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela