Cato

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noun

Marcus Por·ci·us

[pawr-shee-uhs, -shuhs], /ˈpɔr ʃi əs, -ʃəs/, "the Elder" or "the Censor", 234–149 b.c., Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.

his great-grandson, Marcus Porcius "the Younger", 95–46 b.c., Roman statesman, soldier, and Stoic philosopher.

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How to use Cato in a sentence

In Washington, for instance, “recreational marijuana generated approximately $70 million in tax revenue in the first year of sales — double the original revenue forecast,” Cato said.
Youngkin wrongly claims ‘every single state’ has earned disappointing cannabis revenue|Glenn Kessler|July 9, 2021|Washington Post
“The events this year with Ukraine led to his ties with Cato being severed,” a source at the think tank told The Daily Beast.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute|James Kirchick|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Through a spokesperson, Klaus does not deny that he and Cato parted ways.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute|James Kirchick|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Klaus espouses inflammatory views on a variety of subjects, some of which Cato happily embraced.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute|James Kirchick|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ilya Shapiro is a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute.
Immigration Laws Have It All Backward|Ilya Shapiro|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People are reading “way too much into this report,” said Michael Tanner, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.
Are the CBO’s New Cost Projections the Obamacare Win That Wasn’t?|Olivia Nuzzi|April 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cato pronounced the cabbage the finest vegetable known, and the turnip figures in the well-known anecdote of Manius Curius .
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
Cato was faithful to the sacred cause of liberty, and disdained to survive it; and now for the fiddle.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 366|Various
Addison's "Cato" was to be spouted in public by the schoolchildren.
Washington Irving|Henry W. Boynton
But at all events there was nothing which the veriest Cato could denounce as demoralizing.
Mystic London:|Charles Maurice Davies
I was this morning at the rehearsal of Mr. Addison's play, called "Cato," which is to be acted on Friday.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Cato

Cato

/ (ˈkeɪtəʊ) /

noun

Marcus Porcius (ˈmɑːkəsˈpɔːʃɪəs), known as Cato the Elder or the Censor. 234–149 bc, Roman statesman and writer, noted for his relentless opposition to Carthage

his great-grandson, Marcus Porcius, known as Cato the Younger or Uticensis. 95–46 bc, Roman statesman, general, and Stoic philosopher; opponent of Catiline and Caesar

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Cato

Cato

[ (kay-toh) ]

A politician of ancient Rome, known for his insistence that Carthage was Rome's permanent enemy. He had a custom of ending all his speeches in the Roman senate with the words “Carthage must be destroyed.”