(n.) One of the same country, and having like interests and feeling.
(a.) Of the same country; having a common sentiment of patriotism.
Example Sentences:
(1) The move, first mooted two months ago, has been instigated with Jol's blessing and the new man was quick to insist he had spent "many hours" talking with his compatriot prior to accepting the position, even if his arrival effectively dilutes the manager's powerbase at the club.
(2) Some suggest the party is concerned about longer term political shifts and the risk of contagion if people on the mainland begin to wonder why they cannot choose their leader like compatriots in Hong Kong.
(3) This view contradicts what is often expressed in these pages, most recently by my compatriot Naomi Klein in her criticisms of green groups .
(4) Has she sensed the mood of her compatriots correctly this time?
(5) Yes, Khodorkovsky has been very unlucky in his fate, but we, his compatriots, have been unbelievably lucky: the party of human dignity is today embodied by an individual who conducts himself in a model fashion and does not bend or break under pressure.
(6) It is simply absurd to declare that Latvians who wish to honour their compatriots who fought and died in the second world war have any sympathy for the abhorrent ideologies that were responsible for the death of so many of my people and that plunged my nation into decades of occupation by Nazi and Soviet oppressors.
(7) It was a measure of the depth of Warrington's squad that Smith felt able to omit Brett Hodgson and Trent Waterhouse, two compatriots whose vast experience includes both State of Origin rugby and Grand Finals in Sydney.
(8) But Ancelotti's compatriot told France Football today: "I have never been contacted."
(9) Despite Dynamo playing in the Champions League, now it seems like a great opportunity to make the switch.” Lens, who played for the Sunderland head coach Dick Advocaat at AZ Alkmaar and PSV Eindhoven, admitted his compatriot’s presence at the Stadium of Light was a big factor.
(10) Vietto, 21, is considered one of the most exciting young talents in La Liga and will link up again with compatriot and former coach Diego Simeone at Atlético.
(11) Agüero terrorised his opponents, scored four times, missed a penalty and, in the process, caught and overhauled his compatriot Carlos Tevez’s scoring record in City’s colours.
(12) After four days out of the public eye, Venezuela’s opposition hardliner Leopoldo Lopez has appeared in a video asking his compatriots to join him in a march on Tuesday to demand a halt to the crackdown that followed Wednesday’s deadly protests.
(13) Guangzhou Evergrande He joined Brazilian compatriot and former Manchester City and Real Madrid striker Robinho at the club.
(14) Mauresmo claims to recall very clearly the moment when she fell in love with tennis when, as a three-year-old, she watched her compatriot Yannick Noah triumph in the 1983 French Open .
(15) Raekwon has rejoined the Wu-Tang Clan, performing with his hip-hop compatriots on The Daily Show.
(16) Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic, an international team-mate, had acknowledged before May's Europa League final between the clubs that his compatriot had made considerable progress.
(17) She writes: In a massive departure from his usual diplomacy, Greece's ceremonial head employed the occasion of a visit by Canadian officials to say what he really thinks about the fiscal measures being enforced on his compatriots.
(18) Unlike the absolute majority of my Chinese compatriots, I consider that the Philippines has some reasonable grounds for its claims.
(19) A statement on the club’s website added: “The Portuguese is joined by backroom team and compatriots João Mário, João Cunha and Bruno Lage.” The appointment of Carvalhal had been expected for more than a week, though reports also linked the club with a move for Swindon’s manager, Mark Cooper.
(20) He retired from public life in June 2004 ahead of his 86th birthday, telling his adoring compatriots: "Don't call me, I'll call you."
Freedom
Definition:
(n.) The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence.
(n.) Privileges; franchises; immunities.
(n.) Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the freedom of the will.
(n.) Ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom.
(n.) Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
(n.) Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum; license.
(n.) Generosity; liberality.
Example Sentences:
(1) They had learned through hard experience what Frederick Douglass once taught -- that freedom is not given, it must be won, through struggle and discipline, persistence and faith.
(2) An unusually high degree of motional freedom is found for both these spin-labels, even in gel phase bilayers.
(3) Pickles said that to restore its public standing, the corporation needed to be more transparent, including opening itself up to freedom of information requests.
(4) Based on our experience with the mark I prosthesis we have designed and developed a mark II model which has freedom of axial rotation of the saddle.
(5) To settle the case, Apple and the four publishers offered a range of commitments to the commission that will include the termination of current agency agreements, and, for two years, giving ebook retailers the freedom to set their own prices for ebooks.
(6) The dispute is rooted in the recent erosion of many of the freedoms Egyptians won when they rose up against Mubarak in a stunning, 18-day uprising.
(7) To organise society as an individualistic war of one against another was barbaric, while the other models, slavishly following the rules of one religion or one supreme leader, denied freedom.
(8) From these experiments, we conclude that the surface-modified polyurethane blend is superior to Biomer polyurethane in blood compatibility and in freedom from thromboembolic risk.
(9) Although the debate in the US has led to some piecemeal reforms – including the USA Freedom Act and modest policy changes – many of the most intrusive government surveillance programs remain largely intact.
(10) Wright said that he was told the other two pages of documents were not provided because of freedom of information subsections concerning privacy, "sources and methods," and that can "put someone's life in danger."
(11) The right of people to get together in pursuit of shared interests or purposes is one of the building blocks of freedom.
(12) The values of human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and the respect for human rights are absolutely fundamental to the European Union.
(13) I could walk around more freely than in North Korea, but it was very apparent I was being watched.” The country consistently sits at the bottom of global freedom rankings, in the company of North Korea and Eritrea.
(14) The relaxation times are considerably increased by binding to albumin, indicating less motional freedom of the molecules in the bound state.
(15) The reasoning in Rust v Sullivan allows government to limit freedom of speech in federally funded programs.
(16) The Florida senator on Wednesday signed on to legislation that would delay the implementation of the sweeping surveillance reforms passed by Congress under the USA Freedom Act.
(17) Kim Kardashian: Hollywood could benefit from a sharper script and more willingness – or freedom, which may be the issue given the game’s official status – to poke at the culture it’s representing.
(18) So Huck Finn floats down the great river that flows through the heart of America, and on this adventure he is accompanied by the magnificent figure of Jim, a runaway slave, who is also making his bid for freedom.
(19) Furthermore, long-term clinical benefit is suggested by the high freedom from coronary surgery, myocardial infarction, and death in the patients who underwent successful revascularization.
(20) The Freedom Act ultimately sped to passage in the House on May 22 by a bipartisan 303-121 vote .