Calhoun

[ kal-hoon, kuhl- ]

/ kælˈhun, kəl- /

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noun

John Caldwell, 1782–1850, vice president of the U.S. 1825–32.

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How to use Calhoun in a sentence

Many contemporary providers aren’t aware of those offensive diagnostic frameworks, Calhoun says, but the cultural legacy of that racism is still widely felt in communities of color.
Teletherapy Aimed to Make Mental Health Care More Inclusive. The Data Show a Different Story|Jamie Ducharme|June 14, 2021|Time
Calhoun says any real solution needs to take a step backward and investigate why many people either cannot or choose not to seek help.
Teletherapy Aimed to Make Mental Health Care More Inclusive. The Data Show a Different Story|Jamie Ducharme|June 14, 2021|Time
Increased use of language interpretation could be an essential tool for expanding access, Calhoun says.
Teletherapy Aimed to Make Mental Health Care More Inclusive. The Data Show a Different Story|Jamie Ducharme|June 14, 2021|Time
In the end, Calhoun slowed the process for several weeks, but the legislation passed anyway.
History reveals that getting rid of the filibuster is the only option|Nancy Young|March 12, 2021|Washington Post

Calhoun's new tactic of obstruction didn't come into common usage immediately.
History reveals that getting rid of the filibuster is the only option|Nancy Young|March 12, 2021|Washington Post
But, together, Webster, Clay, and Calhoun delayed the Civil War for 40 years.
Election Day Is Scarier Than Halloween|P. J. O’Rourke|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From the 1820s to the 1850s, the upper house was dominated by Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John Calhoun.
Election Day Is Scarier Than Halloween|P. J. O’Rourke|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Calhoun supported state nullification of federal laws and gave a speech to Congress titled “Slavery as a Positive Good.”
Election Day Is Scarier Than Halloween|P. J. O’Rourke|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Invoking Wilberforce allows conservatives like DeMint to pretend that he, not Calhoun, is their moral lodestar and inspiration.
What Plantation Is Jim DeMint Living On?|Michael Tomasky|April 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a speech on the Senate floor in 1837, Calhoun defended slavery as a “positive good” and not a “necessary evil.”
Southern Conservatives Revive Calhounism—Tyranny of the Minority|Jamelle Bouie|June 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Calhoun Bungstarter touched his arm, and the young man blushed.
Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands and Other Stories|Bret Harte
Thus Calhoun began his public career as an advocate of war with Great Britain.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XII|John Lord
Whatever abilities Mr. Calhoun may have had for the law, it does not appear that he practised it long, or to any great extent.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XII|John Lord
As the incumbent of this office for two terms, Mr. Calhoun did not make a great mark in history.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XII|John Lord
In the defence of Southern interests Mr. Calhoun in the Senate at first appealed to reason and patriotism.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XII|John Lord