Seward

[ soo-erd ]

noun

1. William Henry, 1801–72, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1861–69.

Seward

/ ˈsjuːəd /

noun

1. SewardWilliam Henry18011872MUSPOLITICS: statesman William Henry. 1801–72, US statesman; secretary of state (1861–69). He was a leading opponent of slavery and was responsible for the purchase of Alaska (1867)

Example Sentences

When a media company hires in one specific market, its staff will only look like that one market, Seward said.

From Digiday

Seward and O’Keefe cited the tight labor market and competitive media industry as reasons for casting a wider net to find talent.

From Digiday

Seward believes the pushback from employees is “coinciding with a wave of employee activism.”

From Digiday

“The way I think about it is we want each employee to be as best equipped to do their work as possible,” Seward said.

From Digiday

“The thing that excites me most is the opportunity to be a start-up again,” the Seward said.

From Digiday

Plus, he crafted the Lyons-Seward Treaty, joining the U.S and Great Britain in suppressing the international slave trade.

From The Daily Beast

He struggled with his brilliant but irascible secretary of state, William Seward, to control the direction of foreign policy.

From The Daily Beast

Nevertheless, when Gurowski publicly aired his grievances, Lincoln and Seward had no choice but to cashier him.

From The Daily Beast

Zachary Seward reports that they are lowering the alcohol content very slightly, by about 3%.

From The Daily Beast

The Seward Johnson is a 204-foot research vessel that set out from American Samoa to Howland Island to look for the plane.

From The Daily Beast

Hogarth comes from "hoggart," a hog-herd; Calvert from "calf-herd;" and Seward from "sow-herd."

From Project Gutenberg

I told you of him, Dr. John Seward, the lunatic-asylum man, with the strong jaw and the good forehead.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Seward astonished me very much one day by a remark showing his detachment from the great world of European thought and power.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Seward was no exception to this common frailty among mankind.

From Project Gutenberg

From promptings of humanity Secretary Seward tried hard to save the Imperial prisoner, but without success.

From Project Gutenberg