Atlantic Charter

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill after meeting at sea dur- ing the 1939-45 War made a declaration of their common principles, August 14th 1941, known as the Atlantic Charter. They de- clared, among other things, that the U.S.

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Common questions

What does “Atlantic Charter” mean?

President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill after meeting at sea dur- ing the 1939-45 War made a declaration of their common principles, August 14th 1941, known as the Atlantic Charter. They de- clared, among other things, that the U.S.

Is “Atlantic Charter” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.