John Adams
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- proper noun
- /dʒɑn ˈædəmz/
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John Adams
- President John Adams was known for his strong advocacy of independence during the American Revolution.
There have been two father son successions of the presidency, John Adams and John Quincy Adams, George HW Bush and George W Bush.
- There have been two father son successions of the presidency, John Adams and John Quincy Adams, George HW Bush and George W Bush.
- We had the Aliens and Sedition acts under John Adams, the Sedition and Espionage acts under Woodrow Wilson, the McCarthy era.
- We had the Alien and Sedition Acts under John Adams, the Sedition and Espionage Acts under Woodrow Wilson, the McCarthy era.
Examples
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On November 2, 1800, John Adams became the first president to move into the White House.
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Appointed by John Adams as United States Minister to Portugal and Spain.
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You know that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the same day.
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President John Adams appointed him as a federal judge on the United States Circuit Court.
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Or how about this one, from one of the founding fathers, John Adams:
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However, John Adams thought them wholly inadequate.
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John Adams wrote, "Let us see delineated before us the true map of man."
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I'm reminded of a passage from John Adams, setting forth his vision of generational possibilities:
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As the 2nd President of the United States, John Adams played a crucial role in the founding of the nation.
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In his later years, John Adams became a prominent writer, reflecting on the principles of democracy.
Surface Forms
Morphology
John + Adams
This is a proper name referring to a specific historical figure and a TV miniseries; knowing the constituent words 'John' and 'Adams' (a given name and a surname) does not let a learner infer the referent or its status as a president or a dramatized series. Proper names are referential and largely arbitrary across languages, so the meaning is not derivable from the parts.
Etymology
John Adams was a lawyer who helped write the Declaration of Independence and argued for American freedom, so imagine him writing letters and speaking in court before becoming the country's second president. So, John Adams is the name we use for that man, a 'Founding Father' and the second U.S. president.