Randolph

[ ran-dolf, -duhlf ]

noun
  1. A(sa) Philip, 1889–1979, U.S. labor leader: president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1925–68.

  2. Edmund Jennings [jen-ings], /ˈdʒɛn ɪŋs/, 1753–1813, U.S. statesman: first U.S. Attorney General 1789–94; secretary of state 1794–95.

  1. John, 1773–1833, U.S. statesman and author.

  2. a town in E Massachusetts, S of Boston.

  3. a male given name.

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Randolph

/ (ˈrændɒlf, -dəlf) /


noun
  1. Edmund Jennings, 1753–1813, US politician. He was a member of the convention that framed the US constitution (1787), attorney general (1789–94), and secretary of state (1794–95)

  2. John, called Randolph of Roanoke . 1773–1833, US politician, noted for his eloquence: in 1820 he opposed the Missouri Compromise that outlawed slavery

  1. Sir Thomas; 1st Earl of Moray. Died 1332, Scottish soldier: regent after the death of Robert the Bruce (1329)

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