Weldon

/ ˈwɛldən /

noun

1. WeldonFay1931FBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: writer Fay. born 1931, British novelist and writer. Her novels include Praxis (1978), Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1984), Big Women (1998), and Rhode Island Blues (2003)

Example Sentences

In 2004, Congress adopted the Weldon Amendment, which said the government may not discriminate against hospitals, insurers or other healthcare programs that refuse to pay for or provide referrals for abortion.

From Los Angeles Times

Julia Weldon, deputy chief executive of the city council, said: "Our message to them is that when they are ready to discuss funeral arrangements, they do not need to worry about the costs."

From BBC

The song he criticized is “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which was written by James Weldon Johnson and his brother Rosamond Johnson in 1903.

From Salon

In my Black American Narratives class, we are currently reading James Weldon Johnson’s 1933 autobiography “Along This Way.”

From Salon

Myles Sanderson, the 32-year-old accused in the attacks on James Smith Cree Nation and in the village of Weldon, died in police custody a few days later.

From Seattle Times