单词 | Gouverneur Morris |
释义 | Gouverneur Morris (once / 18128 pages) n WORD FAMILY Gouverneur Morris USAGE EXAMPLESIn other words, as Gouverneur Morris put it, “If qualifications are proper, he wd. prefer them in the electors rather than the elected.” Time(Oct 21, 2016) As a representative from Pennsylvania to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, his younger half-brother, Gouverneur Morris, wrote the preamble of the Constitution. Washington Post(Jan 29, 2015) The measure was seconded by Gouverneur Morris and adopted by the entire convention “by a very great majority,” as one member put it. Salon(Aug 16, 2012) n United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816) Syn|Exp Morris national leader, solon, statesman a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs |
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