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

Gov. Gary Locke in 2002 introduced the “Priorities of Government” strategy of ranking programs based on public value and essential government functions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Loconte is a presidential scholar at New College of Florida and author of “God, Locke and Liberty: The Struggle for Religious Freedom in the West.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Law firm Troutman Pepper Locke explains the marketing rule for investors like you.

From MarketWatch

In the most heated issue of the day, the board rejected the charter renewal for Locke High, operated by Green Dot Public Schools.

From Los Angeles Times

On a wooden fence, Good’s portrait accompanied those of Floyd and other Black men killed by police in Minnesota in recent years, among them Daunte Wright, Winston Boogie Smith Jr. and Amir Locke.

From Los Angeles Times