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DEAN ACHESON
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• DEAN ACHESON (noun)
The noun DEAN ACHESON has 1 sense:
1. United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
Familiarity information: DEAN ACHESON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Acheson; Dean Acheson; Dean Gooderham Acheson
Instance hypernyms:
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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