Parnell

American  

[pahr-nel, pahr-nl] / pɑrˈnɛl, ˈpɑr nl /

noun

1. Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.

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Parnell British  

/ pɑːˈnɛl, ˈpɑːnəl /

noun

1. Charles Stewart. 1846–91, Irish nationalist, who led the Irish Home Rule movement in Parliament (1880–90) with a calculated policy of obstruction. Although Gladstone was converted to Home Rule (1886), Parnell's career was ruined by the scandal over his adultery with Mrs O'Shea

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Other Word Forms

• Parnellism noun
• Parnellite noun

Example Sentences

U.S. and Syrian troops came under fire while on a joint counterterrorism mission, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell wrote on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the time, Hegseth immediately condemned the reporting as "fabricated, inflammatory and derogatory", while Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the "entire narrative was false".

From BBC

Hegseth immediately condemned the reporting as "fabricated, inflammatory and derogatory", while Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the "entire narrative was false".

From BBC

“The Secretary has built an All-Star team at the Department of War, and we are proud of our many accomplishments,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Manually annotating over 23,000 calls by hand is no small feat, and I have a team of interns to thank for helping with the analysis!" shares Parnell.

From Science Daily