Baron de la brede et de montesquieu
(Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu) 1689–1755, French philosophical writer.
noun
Baron de la Brède et de (barɔ̃ də la brɛd e də), title of Charles Louis de Secondat. 1689–1755, French political philosopher. His chief works are the satirical Lettres persanes (1721) and L’Esprit des lois (1748), a comparative analysis of various forms of government, which had a profound influence on political thought in Europe and the US
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