Rockingham

[ rok-ing-uhm, ‐huhm ]

/ ˈrɒk ɪŋ əm, ‐həm /

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noun

Second Marquis of, Charles Watson-Wentworth.

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How to use Rockingham in a sentence

In the last three years, its plants in Rockingham, North Carolina, and Georgetown, Delaware, had more than 35% of their ground chicken samples test positive for the bacteria, and nearly all of them were types commonly linked to human illnesses.
America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic. It’s Still Making People Sick.|by Bernice Yeung, Michael Grabell, Irena Hwang and Mollie Simon|October 29, 2021|ProPublica
The Marquis of Rockingham resigned the bed-chamber, and George received his resignation with indifference.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
Grenville was dismissed, and an administration formed under the leadership of the Marquis of Rockingham took office on July 16.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
To this Rockingham would not consent; he wanted Pitt to take office as his ally, not as his successor.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

Some of the king's household having voted against the government, Rockingham went to the king to remonstrate with him.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt
The disorganised ministry was confronted by a strong opposition composed of the Rockingham, Bedford, and Grenville connexions.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for Rockingham

Rockingham

/ (ˈrɒkɪŋəm) /

noun

Marquess of, title of Charles Watson-Wentworth . 1730–82, British statesman and leader of the Whig opposition, whose members were known as the Rockingham Whigs; prime minister (1765–66; 1782). He opposed the war with the American colonists

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