Gordon

[gawr-dn]

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noun

Charles George Chinese GordonGordon Pasha, 1833–85, British general: administrator in China and Egypt.
Charles William, real name of Ralph Connor.
Lord George, 1751–93, English politician.
George Hamilton, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, 1784–1860, British statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1852–55.
Mary (Catherine), born 1949, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “round hill.”

Gordon

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noun

Adam Lindsay. 1833–70, Australian poet and horseman, born in the Azores, who developed the bush ballad as a literary form, esp in Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes (1870)
Charles George, known as Chinese Gordon. 1833–85, British general and administrator. He helped to crush the Taiping rebellion (1863–64), and was governor of the Sudan (1877–80), returning in 1884 to aid Egyptian forces against the Mahdi. He was killed in the siege of Khartoum
Sir Donald . born 1930; South African businessman
Dexter ( Keith ). 1923–90, US jazz tenor saxophonist
Lord George. 1751–93, English religious agitator. He led the Protestant opposition to legislation relieving Roman Catholics of certain disabilities, which culminated in the Gordon riots (1780)
George Hamilton. See (4th Earl of) Aberdeen 2

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Other prominent local food industry leaders, like Valerie Gordon, chef and owner of Valerie Confections in Glendale, have used their platforms to help fellow business owners understand their rights during an ICE encounter.

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Gordon encouraged others to “label private areas of your business,” train staff “not to speak with ICE” and give Red Cards to “the most vulnerable members of your staff” in an Instagram post Friday.

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Poundland was sold for a pound last week to the US investment firm, Gordon Brothers, after struggling with "challenging trading conditions".

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Poundland's former owner, Polish firm Pepco, confirmed last week that it had sold the brand for a "nominal" sum to Gordon Brothers, a global investment firm which formerly owned fashion label Laura Ashley.

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However, in sentencing, Judge Gordon Kerr KC concluded the movement of weapons had not been directly connected to terrorism.

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