TOJO

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• TOJO (noun)
  The noun TOJO has 1 sense:

1. Japanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan during World War II; he was subsequently tried and executed as a war criminal (1884-1948)

  Familiarity information: TOJO used as a noun is very rare.

• TOJO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Japanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan during World War II; he was subsequently tried and executed as a war criminal (1884-1948)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Tojo; Tojo Eiki; Tojo Hideki

Instance hypernyms:

dictator; potentate (a ruler who is unconstrained by law)