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CHARLES JAMES FOX
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• CHARLES JAMES FOX (noun)
The noun CHARLES JAMES FOX has 1 sense:
1. English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
Familiarity information: CHARLES JAMES FOX used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Charles James Fox; Fox
Instance hypernyms:
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
Context examples
They condescended occasionally to poetry or oratory; and Byron, Charles James Fox, Sheridan, and Castlereagh, preserved some reputation amongst them, in spite of their publicity.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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