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DIXIECRATS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dixiecrats mean?
• DIXIECRATS (noun)
The noun DIXIECRATS has 1 sense:
1. a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman
Familiarity information: DIXIECRATS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Dixiecrats; States' Rights Democratic Party
Hypernyms ("Dixiecrats" is a kind of...):
party; political party (an organization to gain political power)
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