Bolton

[bohl-tn]

noun

1. a borough in Greater Manchester, in NW England.

Bolton

/ ˈbəʊltən /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Bolton unitary authority, Greater Manchester: centre of the woollen trade since the 14th century; later important for cotton. Pop: 139 403 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 263 800 (2003 est). Area: 140 sq km (54 sq miles)

Example Sentences

It will also be used for town centre regeneration projects in Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside and Prestwich in Bury, while support would be given for Mayoral Development Zones in Stockport, Bolton, Leigh and Middleton.

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Mr Bolton has recently been indicted in the US on several charges pertaining to the alleged mishandling of classified information.

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The U.N., contrary to Mr. Bolton’s suggestion, hasn’t lost its way.

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Thanks to Mr. Bolton for clearly articulating that anti-Zionism is antisemitism cloaked in a socially acceptable veneer, as likely now to be heard in cocktail-party conversations as in far-left or far-right screeds.

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O’Donnell barely got a word in edgewise as she tried to pin him down on one simple question: Did he order the criminal investigations into former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James and former National Security Adviser John Bolton?

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