Runnymede

[ruhn-i-meed]

noun

1. a meadow on the S bank of the Thames, W of London, England: reputed site of the granting of the Magna Charta by King John, 1215.

Runnymede

/ ˈrʌnɪˌmiːd /

noun

1. a meadow on the S bank of the Thames near Windsor, where King John met his rebellious barons in 1215 and acceded to Magna Carta

Example Sentences

This latter concept dates back to the Magna Carta, signed by King John in 1215 at Runnymede in England.

From Slate

The groups - which include Liberty, Big Brother Watch and the Runnymede Trust - highlighted an ongoing judicial review brought by Shaun Thompson, a black Londoner who says he was wrongly identified by the system and detained.

From BBC

Dr Shabna Begum, chief executive of the Runnymede Trust, a race equality think tank, said: "Our research on specific subject areas like history, english literature and art and design shows time and again that teachers feel ill-equipped to talk about race and racism in their classrooms."

From BBC

Dr Ben Spencer, Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge, said park home residents should be treated the same as leaseholders.

From BBC

A charity, The Runnymede Trust, tweeted that "the legal system doesn’t deliver real justice for families bereaved by racist state violence".

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