Randolph

[ran-dolf, -duhlf]

noun

1. A(sa) Philip, 1889–1979, U.S. labor leader: president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1925–68.

2. Edmund Jennings 1753–1813, U.S. statesman: first U.S. Attorney General 1789–94; secretary of state 1794–95.

3. John, 1773–1833, U.S. statesman and author.

4. a town in E Massachusetts, S of Boston.

5. a male given name.

Randolph

/ -dəlf, ˈrændɒlf /

noun

1. Edmund Jennings , 1753–1813, US politician. He was a member of the convention that framed the US constitution (1787), attorney general (1789–94), and secretary of state (1794–95)

2. John , called Randolph of Roanoke . 1773–1833, US politician, noted for his eloquence: in 1820 he opposed the Missouri Compromise that outlawed slavery

3. Sir Thomas ; 1st Earl of Moray. Died 1332, Scottish soldier: regent after the death of Robert the Bruce (1329)

Example Sentences

Lauren Randolph, a west Altadena resident, asked why, if flames were near her home in Farnsworth Park at 2:20 a.m., her family nearby didn’t receive an evacuation alert until almost 3:25 a.m.

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It’s owned by Lydia Hearst, great-granddaughter of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, and her husband, actor-comedian Chris Hardwick.

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In addition to the Hearst Castle, William Randolph Hearst’s grand showplace in San Simeon, the publisher also owned a Beverly Hills mansion known as the Hearst Estate, as well as a 100-room compound on the sand in Santa Monica, which is now known as the Annenberg Community Beach House.

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Commissioner Randolph Thrower tried to hold the line against political meddling, and later Johnnie Walters locked the White House’s audit lists in his safe rather than act on them.

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In the 1930s, newspapers were as influential as electronic media is today, and were largely owned by right-wing interests like William Randolph Hearst, Robert McCormick or the Chandlers.

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