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PRESIDENT TRUMAN
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• PRESIDENT TRUMAN (noun)
The noun PRESIDENT TRUMAN has 1 sense:
1. elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972)
Familiarity information: PRESIDENT TRUMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Harry S Truman; Harry Truman; President Truman; Truman
Instance hypernyms:
Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)
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