Locke

[ lok ]

/ lɒk /

noun

Al·ain Le·Roy

[al-in luh-roi, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ, ˈli rɔɪ/, 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.

David RossPetroleum V. Nasby, 1833–88, U.S. humorist and journalist.

John,1632–1704, English philosopher.

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Examples from the Web for locke

Chu left the administration in 2013, Locke went on to become Ambassador to China, and then resigned this year.
There Are No Asian-Americans In The Cabinet For The First Time Since 2000|Tim Mak|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Locke mentioned it in his Second Treatise on Government; Milton dreamed of it in Paradise Lost.
Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy|Michael Weiss|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his Second Treatise of Government, Locke helped lay the conceptual groundwork for the American rebellion.
Russell Brand: Not Quite a Messiah|James Poulos|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now instead of struggling over essay prompts that ask "Why do Hobbes and Locke have such different views of political authority?"
David's Book Club: The Righteous Mind|Noah Kristula-Green|April 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST

This meant that in a typical quarter, we read the works of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau.
David's Book Club: The Righteous Mind|Noah Kristula-Green|April 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In our efforts to improve on him, we have too often left the right way and followed the impossible method inaugurated by Locke.
International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I|Various
Finally Doctor Locke agreed that Zita might return with him, remain outside, and give the alarm if anything happened to him.
The Master Mystery|Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey
They were still studying it when Locke heard a strange noise, as of shuffling feet, in the hallway.
The Master Mystery|Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey
And yet this one-sideness of Locke's conception of mind may easily be exaggerated.
Locke|Thomas Fowler
The will, says Locke, is determined by the 'uneasiness of desire.'
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen

British Dictionary definitions for locke

Locke

/ (lɒk) /

noun

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

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

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