Roosevelt
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- proper noun
- /ˈroʊzəvɛlt/
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
- After years of conflict between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Congress, the bill finally became law in 1938.
- Franklin Roosevelt
- President Roosevelt
- Roosevelt administration
And now let me leave you some words from Franklin D Roosevelt, FDR.
- And now let me leave you some words from Franklin D Roosevelt, FDR.
- And to stabilize the economy, Roosevelt wanted to print more money.
- The President of the United States will address the nation and on came Roosevelt, our hero.
- It was because a spy told Stalin that Roosevelt was sick.
- So just before President Roosevelt took office, the banks were in total disarray.
- And the court had to change to allow the Congress to pass more laws that they hoped Roosevelt hoped would get us out of the Depression.
- Some of the congressmen on the Democratic side are looking to enlarge the court in order to basically do what Franklin Roosevelt was not able to do.
- Finally, in March of the following year, Roosevelt came in and, and passed a lot of what we now think of as the first New Deal.
- And in fact, we passed laws under FDR, Roosevelt that made sure that you could not concentrate media ownership in the hands of any foreign power.
- And his name was Franklin D Roosevelt, who was stricken in the prime of his life with polio which destroyed the use of his legs.
- He's in a meeting where he want he wants to be appointed by Roosevelt, chief of staff.
Examples
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So just before President Roosevelt took office, the banks were in total disarray.
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By the mid-1930s, the Roosevelt Administration began using radio to shape American identity and politics.
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The President of the United States will address the nation and on came Roosevelt, our hero.
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Speaking at Washington, President Roosevelt made no comment as to...
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I was in the Roosevelt Room with the President last week.
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That comes as a special request directly from President Roosevelt.
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I wish that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to see this day.
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During the campaign, Roosevelt promised to regulate the conduct, rather than the size, of business.
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Faced with the deteriorating war situation, Roosevelt soon agreed to all these demands.
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During his presidency, Franklin Roosevelt implemented the New Deal to combat the Great Depression.
Synonyms
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4.6
Short form of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the United States president during the Great Depression and World War II
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The 32nd President of the United States who introduced the New Deal and led the country during World War II
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2.9
The 32nd United States president who led the country during the Great Depression and World War II
The 32nd President of the United States who led the country during the Great Depression and World War II
An American president who led the country during the Great Depression and World War II
The 32nd President of the United States who led the country during the Great Depression and World War II
Compounds
A national park in North Dakota that protects land once used by President Theodore Roosevelt
A national park in North Dakota that preserves prairie and badlands where Theodore Roosevelt once had a ranch
Surface Forms
Etymology
Roosevelt comes from a Dutch place name made of roos ('rose') and veld ('field'), so it originally meant 'from the rose field'. That's why the name now identifies the 32nd President Roosevelt and points to his family's roots.