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Edmund Burke

DEFINITIONS OF: Edmund Burke

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n British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)

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Burke
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orator, public speaker, rhetorician, speechifier, speechmaker
a person who delivers a speech or oration
national leader, solon, statesman
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
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