Wilberforce
Americannoun
noun
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Samuel. 1805–73, British Anglican churchman; bishop of Oxford (1845–69) and Winchester (1869–73)
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his father, William. 1759–1833, British politician and philanthropist, whose efforts secured the abolition of the slave trade (1807) and of slavery (1833) in the British Empire
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In 2008, Congress passed the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victim Protection Reauthorization Act, or TVPRA, which provides enhanced protections for children—including immigrant children—who are particularly vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2025
Mark Wilberforce is a freelance journalist based in London and Accra.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024
Nearby Wilberforce, home to Central State University, was also hit with deadly force.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024
A Reuters journalist, who earlier witnessed an armed group of men commandeer a police vehicle near the Wilberforce barracks, said streets were mostly empty on Sunday as residents hunkered down.
From Reuters • Nov. 26, 2023
But I got there at last, and the Boazer who had done the shouting, a massive athlete called Wilberforce, said, 'Dahl, come here.'
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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