garvey

¹

[ gahr-vee ]

noun

, plural gar·veys.

1. a scowlike open boat, variously propelled, used by oyster and clam fishermen in Delaware Bay and off the coasts of Delaware and New Jersey.

Garvey

²

[ gahr-vee ]

noun

1. Marcus (Mo·zi·ah) [moh-, zahy, -, uh], 1887–1940, Jamaican Black civil rights activist in the U.S. (1916–27): advocated emigration of Black Americans to Africa.

Garvey

/ ˈɡɑːvɪ /

noun

1. GarveyMarcus18871940MJamaicanPOLITICS: Black nationalist leader Marcus. 1887–1940, Jamaican Black nationalist leader, active in the US. He founded (1914) the Universal Negro Improvement Association and led the Back-to-Africa movement: gaoled for fraud (1925–27)

Word History and Origins

Origin of garvey¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; probably from a proper name

Example Sentences

Senate candidate Steve Garvey, both of whom did “better among Latinos than we have seen historically.”

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Schiff remains a heavy favorite in the race, and has led Garvey by a wide margin in recent public opinion polls.

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One asked voters to select Schiff or Garvey to serve out the remainder of Feinstein’s term, which ends in early January.

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Garvey and Schiff entered the Senate race with name recognition and national profiles crafted in very different arenas: Garvey in Chavez Ravine, and Schiff on Capitol Hill.

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Garvey toyed with the idea of running for Senate shortly after his 1988 retirement.

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