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COLIN POWELL
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• COLIN POWELL (noun)
The noun COLIN POWELL has 1 sense:
1. United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
Familiarity information: COLIN POWELL used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Colin luther Powell; Colin Powell; Powell
Instance hypernyms:
full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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