Truman

[ troo-muh n ]

/ ˈtru mən /

noun

Elizabeth Virginia WallaceBess, 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).

Harry S,1884–1972, 33rd president of the U.S. 1945–53.

a male given name.

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It is also the one worn by Presidents Eisenhower, Truman, and George W. Bush.
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Phil Hoffman had to transform himself into Truman Capote while Julia Roberts won for being brassy in Erin Brockovich.
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President Truman established the National Security Agency two years later.
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FDR told him he should change parties, and Truman told him he should change parties.
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He made no bones about his great admiration for FDR, who was his mentor, and he had roots too in the Truman administration.
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In the first place the civil rights leaders underestimated the sincerity of Truman's reaction to the racial violence.
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He even looked pained; and Ida, conscious that she had unwittingly touched a sore spot, took up the strain Mr. Truman had broken.
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She would not for worlds have Truman Hanks suspect any special interest on her part.
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Vain the rapid and telling fire opened upon herd and herders by Truman's men as they came within range.
Under Fire|Charles King
It was now definitely settled that his troop and Truman's were to remain indefinitely on duty at the agency.
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British Dictionary definitions for truman

Truman

/ (ˈtruːmən) /

noun

Harry S . 1884–1972, US Democratic statesman; 33rd president of the US (1945–53). He approved the dropping of the two atomic bombs on Japan (1945), advocated the postwar loan to Britain, and involved the US in the Korean War

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Word Origin and History for truman

Truman

surname, attested by 1215, literally "faithful man, trusty man."

Truman

noun

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