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garvey
1[ gahr-vee ]
noun
- a scowlike open boat, variously propelled, used by oyster and clam fishermen in Delaware Bay and off the coasts of Delaware and New Jersey.
Garvey
2[ gahr-vee ]
noun
- Marcus (Mo·zi·ah) [moh-, zahy, -, uh], 1887–1940, Jamaican Black civil rights activist in the U.S. (1916–27): advocated emigration of Black Americans to Africa.
Garvey
/ ˈɡɑːvɪ /
noun
- GarveyMarcus18871940MJamaicanPOLITICS: Black nationalist leader 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)
Word History and Origins
Origin of garvey1
Example Sentences
An administration spokesperson did not respond when asked what Garvey meant by “the chamber,” and about Hammond’s interpretation.
Garvey, Cuomo’s counsel, issued a statement after the Times’ report, saying that the ultimate decision to remove the hospital deaths was made by “the Chamber.”
CUAllies’ efforts, however, have been met with continual rejection from university administrators spearheaded by President Garvey, who assumed the presidency only months after CUAllies was formed.
D’Antonio and Massaroni put forth their proposal to President Garvey approximately four weeks ago and have awaited a response since, although some students assume his decision will not be different from previous years.
Upon request for comment, the Office of the President said last week that Garvey is interested in hearing from students who are petitioning for the recognition of CUAllies, but has not yet had the chance.
Now Kevin Garvey (a taut, tense Justin Theroux) is Mapleton's chief of police.
Picture frames, nicely moulded in brass, were made here in 1825, by a modeller named Maurice Garvey.
He knew that many years before Garvey & Sidebotham had been well known in the Chicago financial world.
The pressure Garvey was bringing to bear upon his old enemy must be exceedingly strong.
It was his intention to change the packets and to let Garvey see him put the sham one into the bag.
But the visitor declined and was already putting on his overcoat when Garvey turned with genuine surprise on his face.
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