Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Osborne, John James 1929-1994. British playwright and member of the Angry Young Men who is best known for his first play, Look Back in Anger (1956).
Wiktionary
- n. An English surname.
- n. A male given name, occasionally transferred from the surname.
WordNet 3.0
- n. English playwright (1929-1994)
Etymologies
- From a medieval given name derived from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, from áss ("god") + bjǫrn ("bear"). See English bear. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Sir Thomas Osborne is Dorothy's "Cousin Osborne" here mentioned.”
Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple (1652-54)
“George Osborne is a brave and innovative chancellor, contriving to recast the public sector at the same time as hauling the nation back from debt.”
The Guardian: Pleading with banks won't do. Osborne needs a plan B
“Find out how much George Osborne is really going to cut”
The Guardian: Comprehensive spending review: what is the £83bn?
“But faced with this economic war, this misguided coalition government has instead shown appalling cowardice; rather than fight, Osborne is about to run up the white flag of defeat.”
“Osborne is planning to eliminate the structural deficit by 2015.”
The Guardian: David Cameron's Big Society is praised by Peter Mandelson
“This may be a week of slash and burn, but George Osborne is set to show a little love to a small, yet vocal, section of the population: the families of 50,000 people who were hardest hit by Equitable Life's near-collapse a decade ago.”
“The government is expected to confirm full details of the licence fee deal in Osborne's announcement to the House of Commons.”
The Guardian: BBC licence fee frozen at £145.50 for six years
“When he found a pile of paintings rotting in Osborne's Pontcanna allotment shed he decided the two should put on a show together.”
“BIRMINGHAM, England — U.K. Treasury Chief George Osborne is expected to launch an attack Monday on the new leader of the opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband, accusing him of protecting "vested interests" in the unions by refusing to address the budget deficit.”
“In the first keynote speech of Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative Party annual conference, Mr. Osborne is scheduled to detail some areas he will give top priority amid deep spending cuts.”
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