Townshend

American  

[toun-zuhnd] / ˈtaʊn zənd /

noun

1. Charles, 1725–67, English politician, chancellor of the exchequer for whom the Townshend Acts are named.

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Townshend British  

/ ˈtaʊnzɛnd /

noun

1. Charles, 2nd Viscount, nicknamed Turnip Townshend. 1674–1738, English politician and agriculturist

2. Pete born 1945, British rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter: member of the Who from 1964 and composer of much of their material

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Example Sentences

And then there was seemingly one day where it was everywhere, and everyone knew it, and then the video was on MTV, and it was the literal manifestation of Pete Townshend’s greatest lyric: “sadly ecstatic that the heroes are news.”

From Salon

Wall panels remind us of the Townshend Acts, the Tea Act and the Boston Massacre, all seminal events that led the Colonies to eventually break away from Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ocasek was 34—older than either Eric Clapton or Pete Townshend.

From The Wall Street Journal

Townshend agrees, saying that in addition to writing songs and prose, he also needs “time and space to just go off with a sketchbook and draw birds or something. Space is really important. And when you tour, you don’t have any space.”

From Los Angeles Times

Townshend, who has long been sparing in praise for his partner, calls Daltrey’s voice “amazing.”

From Los Angeles Times