Locke

American  

[lok] / lɒk /

noun

1. Alain LeRoy 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.

2. David Ross Petroleum V. Nasby, 1833–88, U.S. humorist and journalist.

3. John, 1632–1704, English philosopher.

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Locke British  

/ lɒk /

noun

1. John. 1632–1704, English philosopher, who discussed the concept of empiricism in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690). He influenced political thought, esp in France and America, with his Two Treatises on Government (1690), in which he sanctioned the right to revolt

2. Matthew. ?1630–77, English composer, esp of works for the stage

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Example Sentences

The girls, then 13, had a meeting with Anthony Locke, head of school at Crossroads, and made a pitch deck.

From Los Angeles Times

Mitch Kokai, a senior political analyst at the conservative John Locke Foundation, argued the panel’s finding was consistent with North Carolina’s history of splitting executive power among multiple executive branch officials.

From Salon

“My doctoral thesis happens to be on one of the ideational foundations of American society, the rebbe of the Founding Fathers”—John Locke.

From The Wall Street Journal

A World Liberty spokesman forwarded the request to defamation counsel from law firm Clare Locke.

From Barron's

Mr. Persico declares Locke “one of liberalism’s founding fathers” for weaving all of these strands together—“the image of God, natural law, reason and rights”—in his political philosophy.

From The Wall Street Journal