George H. W. Bush
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- proper noun
- /ˈdʒɔrdʒ eɪtʃ dʌbəlju bʊʃ/
- The policies implemented by George H. W. Bush focused on foreign relations and economic stability.
Examples
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Former President George H. W. Bush served from 1989 to 1993.
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George H. W. Bush served as President of the United States from 1989 to 1993.
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As vice president, George H. W. Bush played a key role in shaping foreign policy.
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Many credit George H. W. Bush with overseeing the end of the Cold War.
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Did George H. W. Bush really start the Gulf War?
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John Sununu served as Chief of Staff for President George H. W. Bush during his administration.
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During his presidency, George H. W. Bush led the United States through the end of the Cold War.
Synonyms
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An American politician who was Vice President under Reagan and the 41st US President from 1989 to 1993
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The 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and earlier vice president under Ronald Reagan
Surface Forms
Morphology
George + H. + W. + Bush
This item is a specific proper name; knowing the parts 'George', the initials 'H. W.' and 'Bush' only signals a person's name but does not allow a learner to derive the biographical meaning (that he was the 41st U.S. President and the years served). Proper names are referential and arbitrary rather than compositional, so the specific referent and biographical information are not predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
George H. W. Bush comes from his full name, George Herbert Walker Bush. The initials H. W. stand for Herbert Walker, names from his family. People use those initials to tell him apart from his son George W. Bush, so George H. W. Bush refers to the '41st President of the United States'.