Garvey

¹ American  

[gahr-vee] / ˈgɑr vi /

noun

1. Marcus (Moziah) 1887–1940, Jamaican Black civil rights activist in the U.S. (1916–27): advocated emigration of Black Americans to Africa.

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garvey ² American  

[gahr-vee] / ˈgɑr vi /

noun

plural

garveys

1. a scowlike open boat, variously propelled, used by oyster and clam fishermen in Delaware Bay and off the coasts of Delaware and New Jersey.

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Garvey British  

/ ˈɡɑːvɪ /

noun

1. Marcus. 1887–1940, Jamaican Black nationalist leader, active in the US. He founded (1914) the Universal Negro Improvement Association and led the Back-to-Africa movement: gaoled for fraud (1925–27)

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Etymology

Origin of garvey

First recorded in 1895–1900; probably from a proper name

Example Sentences

Jill Garvey, the co-director of States at the Core, a rapid response organization that has worked in multiple states affected by ICE, told Salon that she doesn’t see how even the military, which has been put on alert for a potential deployment, could further militarize the federal presence in the Twin Cities.

From Salon

“I can’t imagine deploying the military to Minneapolis will change much, given the current reality that the city is already overwhelmingly occupied by armed forces,” Garvey said.

From Salon

Garvey, who has been working in Minneapolis since the ramp-up of ICE operations there, said that people can barely leave the house or navigate the city without interacting with ICE in some way, whether it’s in traffic, at work, at a shopping center or in their own neighborhoods.

From Salon

Garvey envisaged a new nation built by the descendants of African slaves.

From Salon

Sir Tony's former diary secretary Kate Garvey is made an OBE.

From BBC