Townshend Acts

[ toun-zuhnd ]

/ ˈtaʊn zənd /

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plural noun American History.

acts of the British Parliament in 1767, especially the act that placed duties on tea, paper, lead, paint, etc., imported into the American colonies.

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Origin of Townshend Acts

Named after Charles Townshend (1725–67), English statesman, their sponsor

Words nearby Townshend Acts

Townsend avalanche, Townsend plan, Townsend's solitaire, townsfolk, Townshend, Townshend Acts, township, township line, townsman, townspeople, Townsville

How to use Townshend Acts in a sentence

Groups like CAIR and leading intellectuals and imams have been denouncing acts like these for years.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He was also swept about in the music of D.C., a scene which gave rise to such acts as Fugazi and Thievery Corporation.
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Putin, because of his acts in Ukraine, he lost Russkiy Mir as a phenomenon.
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Students deemed “responsible” for alleged sexual assaults on college campuses can face little or no consequence for their acts.
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And acts like mambo king Pupi Campo and the energetic DeCastro Sisters made Las Vegas their new home.
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But if God made man, then God is responsible for all man's acts and thoughts, and therefore man cannot sin against God.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
It was at this parliament that the famous acts against horse racing and deceitful gaming were passed.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He accuses the latter of various illegal and crafty acts, among them sending contraband gold and jewels to Mexico.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Third: The mind acts on the perceived relations and finds relations among them.
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He is small, alert, brimful of jokes and of years; seventy they say, but he neither looks it nor acts it.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton