Chatham

American  

[chat-uhm] / ˈtʃæt əm /

noun

1. 1st Earl of. Pitt, William, 1st Earl of Chatham.

2. a city in N Kent, in SE England.

3. a city in SW Ontario, in S Canada, near Lake St. Clair.

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Chatham ¹ British  

/ ˈtʃætəm /

noun

1. a town in SE England, in N Kent on the River Medway: formerly royal naval dockyard. Pop: 73 468 (2001)

2. a town in SE Canada, in SE Ontario on the Thames River. Pop: 44 156 (2001)

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Chatham ² British  

/ ˈtʃætəm /

noun

1. 1st Earl of title of the elder (William) Pitt See Pitt

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Example Sentences

Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House, a London-based think tank, said Larijani was the regime’s likely figure to engage with the West and that his death opens the door to unknown candidates who could pose more problems.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The system is messaging very clearly that any kind of dissent or mobilization at a popular level will not be tolerated,” said Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House.

From The Wall Street Journal

"No ship wants to pass through there and no insurer wants to insure those ships that are passing through there. This is the scenario that we've all been predicting for a long time - the closing of the strait - which is a nightmare," said Neil Quilliam from the Chatham House think-tank.

From BBC

Most important, his rise suggests Iran will continue on the path set by his father, one of growing repression at home and resistance abroad, predicts Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House, a London-based think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even so, the reaction of the market has been relatively subdued, said David Butter, an energy expert on the Middle East at the Chatham House think tank.

From Los Angeles Times