Addington

[ ad-ing-tuhn ]

/ ˈæd ɪŋ tən /

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noun

Henry, Viscount Sidmouth

[sid-muhth], /ˈsɪd məθ/, 1757–1844, British statesman: prime minister 1801–04.

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How to use Addington in a sentence

Addington, like his boss, has also been caricatured as just short of Satanic.
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On January 15, 2002, John Yoo and David Addington, who was the legal counsel to Dick Cheney, visited the prison.
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The report was merely the outcome of the officious meddling of his physician, Addington, and one of Bute's friends.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
But with the progress of time he found himself less and less able to support Addington and his colleagues.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X|Various

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.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8)|John Richard Green
Mr Addington came into power under circumstances which would have tried the talents of a man of first-rate ability.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Addington

Addington

/ (ˈædɪŋtən) /

noun

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

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