Coolidge
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- proper noun
- /ˈkuːlɪdʒ/
- You are Calvin Coolidge, the President of the United States.
- Calvin Coolidge
- President Coolidge
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Examples
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When he signed the act, President Coolidge commented that "America must remain American."
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President Calvin Coolidge today stopped in Chicago as part of his cross-country tour.
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Come on, who do you think got Coolidge elected President?
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And Calvin Coolidge said, with the same hand.
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Calvin Coolidge Elementary was chosen among 11,000 schools for this honor.
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Here we have the embodiment of Calvin Coolidge's statement that the business of America is business.
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As Calvin Coolidge put it, "The business of America is business" (Samuelson, 1966, V. 2, p. 1638).
Academic text (2017) -
The Republican nominee in 1924, incumbent Calvin Coolidge, was famous for his silence, but he was no traditional candidate.
Academic text (1997) -
President Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act into law, drastically reducing immigration of non-Anglo Saxons.
Academic text (2014) -
President Coolidge today stopped in Chicago as part of his cross-country tour.
Synonyms
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The 30th President of the United States who served from 1923 to 1929
The 30th president of the United States who served from 1923 to 1929
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coolidge is an English family name, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of the familiar word cool, meaning 'calm' or 'not excited'. President Coolidge was famous for his quiet, calm manner, so the name matches his style.