THOMAS HOBBES

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Meaning:

English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)

Synonyms:

Hobbes; Thomas Hobbes

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

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