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Definition of Beveridge
1. Noun. British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963).
Generic synonyms: Economic Expert, Economist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beveridge
Literary usage of Beveridge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Religious Thought in England, from the Reformation to the End of Last by John Hunt (1871)
"The theology Beveridge, like Bull, had embraced the Anglican theoi ... In his '
Exposition of the XXXIX Articles Beveridge proves every doctrine by ..."
2. 130 Pen Pictures of Live Men by Orlando Oscar Stealey (1910)
"If a single line were to appear on a bill-board in a Nevada town announcing that
Beveridge was to speak there, few would not know the nativity, ..."
3. The English Review (1845)
"Evelyn, on calling at Lambeth, was told by Sancroft that Dr. Beveridge had just
... We think that Beveridge did well in declining the bishopric ; but it is ..."
4. Klondike: The Chicago Record's Book for Gold Seekers (1897)
"—Among the women who are laying plans to go to the Klondike next spring is Kuehne
Beveridge, the granddaughter of Ex-Governor Beveridge of Illinois. ..."
5. Indiana and Indianans: A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Indiana and by Jacob Piatt Dunn (1919)
"His mother was Frances Parkinson Beveridge, whose fam.ily were pioneer settlers of
... Albert J. Beveridge grew up in a home wine-re only the barest simple ..."
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