Balfour

[ bal-foor, -fer ]

noun

1. Arthur James 1st Earl of Balfour, 1848–1930, British statesman and writer: prime minister 1902–05.

Balfour

/ ˈbælfɔː; -fə; -fʊə /

noun

1. BalfourArthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour18481930MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Arthur James , 1st Earl of Balfour. 1848–1930, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1902–05); foreign secretary (1916–19)

Example Sentences

The Palestine Action Group said it had "abducted" the busts to mark Balfour Declaration of 2 November, 1917, in which British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour supported establishing a "national home for Jewish people".

From BBC

Palestine Action said one if its activists had "ruined" a 1914 painting of Lord Balfour at Trinity College, part of the University of Cambridge.

From BBC

“They have sufficient diversity to cope with a wide range of conditions,” says Balfour.

From National Geographic

South Bellevue Station’s damaged tiles, on the top floor, came to light this summer, while Balfour Beatty was adding tactile surfaces in another walkway nearby, to aid people with disabilities, said Lebo.

From Seattle Times

Balfour Beatty, which is overseeing a construction project at the building where the scaffolding is located, said in a statement that engineers were developing a plan to take it down.

From Seattle Times