tocqueville

IPA: tˈoʊkvɪɫ

A commune of the Eure department, Normandy, France.
A commune of the Manche department, Normandy, France.
(fully de Tocqueville) A surname from French — famously held by:
François-Hippolyte Clérel de Tocqueville (1797–1877), senator of the French Third Republic
Alexis Charles Henri Clérel de Tocqueville (1805–1859), French diplomat, political scientist, historian, and author of De la Démocratie en Amérique (two volumes, 1835–1840) and L’Ancien Régime et la Révolution (1856)

Examples of "tocqueville" in Sentences

Tocqueville's analysis of democracy in America remains influential to this day
Many scholars have praised Tocqueville for his insightful observations on American society
Tocqueville's work on political science is considered a classic in the field
His writings on the concept of individualism were groundbreaking at the time
Tocqueville's observations on the American political system continue to be studied and debated by academics