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Schuman

[ shoo-muhn French shoo-mahn ]

noun

  1. Ro·bert [rob, -ert, r, aw-, ber], 1886–1963, French political leader: premier of France 1947–48.
  2. William (Howard), 1910–92, U.S. composer and teacher.


Schuman

noun

  1. ʃuman SchumanRobert18861963MFrenchPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Robert (rɔbɛr). 1886–1963, French statesman; prime minister (1947–48). He proposed (1950) pooling the coal and steel resources of W Europe
  2. ˈʃuːmən SchumanWilliam (Howard)19101991MUSMUSIC: composer William ( Howard ). 1910–91, US composer


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“I like the freedom of it, I like turning the corner at any moment,” said Schuman.

Lizzie Crocker talks to its creator about how he got started—and why Scott Schuman wants him to stop.

“It was encouraging,” Bob Schuman, of an independent committee called Americans for Rick Perry, said of the two-hour GOP slugfest.

Six European countries are pooling their coal and steel production under the Schuman plan.

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