Definitions

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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From a diminutive form of Thomas +‎ -son.

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Examples

  • The following day a group met in London to hold a vigil for Thomlinson and again, the Metropolitan police were unable to control themselves.

    London Metropolitan police have lost control of themselves 2009

  • The following day a group met in London to hold a vigil for Thomlinson and again, the Metropolitan police were unable to control themselves.

    London Metropolitan police have lost control of themselves 2009

  • That Groseclose study sounds a bit like the debunked unbalanced “study” conducted under Ken Thomlinson which supposedly found bias at PBS.

    Think Progress » Media Matters debunks UCLA study 2005

  • This done, colonel Thomlinson, who had the charge of the

    State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) Harry Lushington Stephen 1902

  • Neil Thomlinson, chair of Ryerson University's politics department, said provincial Liberals have reason to be nervous.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Robyn Doolittle 2011

  • Interest groups such as the Toronto Environmental Alliance are focused on particular issues and lobby those in power to implement policy to their liking, said Thomlinson.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Robyn Doolittle 2011

  • But the backlash from that controversy unquestionably hurt him among the broader population, said Thomlinson.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Robyn Doolittle 2011

  • If the group does launch, it would be the first of its kind, left or right, said Thomlinson.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Robyn Doolittle 2011

  • These social media patterns aren't exactly representative, says Ryerson political science professor Neil Thomlinson, but they seem to support what many have been feeling for months: Ford's honeymoon is over.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Robyn Doolittle 2011

  • That's discrimination, which is a human rights violation, said Janice Rubin, partner with Rubin, Thomlinson LLP Toronto.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JENNIFER MYERS 2011

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