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HERBERT HOOVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
Synonyms:
Herbert Clark Hoover; Herbert Hoover; Hoover; President Hoover
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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)