Lydgate

American

[lid-geyt, -git] / ˈlɪdˌgeɪt, -gɪt /

noun

John, c1370–1451?, English monk, poet, and translator.

Lydgate British

/ ˈlɪdˌɡeɪt /

noun

John. ?1370–?1450, English poet and monk. His vast output includes devotional works and translations, such as that of a French version of Boccaccio's The Fall of Princes (1430–38)

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The governor now lives with her current partner, Joanna Lydgate, in Arlington.

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As Lydgate and anyone else who works in the pro-democracy field quickly notes, the big test - what Lydgate calls “the Super Bowl” - awaits in 2024.

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As Lydgate and anyone else who works in the pro-democracy field quickly notes, the big test — what Lydgate calls “the Super Bowl” — awaits in 2024.

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“Voters have stepped up to defend our democracy over the past few years,” said Joanna Lydgate, chief executive officer of States United, which tracks those who refuse to believe in the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.

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Joanna Lydgate, chief executive officer of States United Democracy Center, a nonpartisan group organizing against election deniers, said Johnson’s ascension was alarming: “How can you run the people’s House if you don’t believe in the will of the people?”

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