FDR
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- proper noun
- /ɛf di ɑr/
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
- I love that FDR was the one who put the pool in.
- FDR's presidency
- FDR served as president
- remember FDR
He ends up breaking with FDR during the New Deal.
- He ends up breaking with FDR during the New Deal.
- He had Jesus off in the parlor and FDR on the dining room wall.
- And I'm thinking about you contrast FDR with Herbert Hoover.
- He had signed the original agreements with FDR about the joint decision making.
- He goes, he said it was like FDR saying he could handle Stalin.
- He lost that, but he had a close relationship with FDR.
- What he did was Joe Kennedy was the money man for FDR.
- I guess FDR did the four time thing, but that was before they had the the cap.
Examples
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Now, FDR passed a handful of bills in his first hundred days.
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Some of the students confused FDR with his distant cousin and presidential predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt.
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You know, FDR was the first radio president.
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My gosh, FDR was a wonderful President.
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Most historians consider FDR to have been one of our best presidents.
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After the Hoover crash, the economy, we had FDR and the New Deal.
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"My faith in my American idol, FDR, did not waver; in politics, too, I needed my heroes.
Academic text (1998) -
Thus, Rosenman advised FDR to take the initiative in proposing legislation during the upcoming session.
Academic text (2003) -
Their personal reasons for remembering FDR persisted as justifications for all Americans' remembering him.
Academic text (1997) -
FDR was the first radio president and effectively communicated with the public through this medium.
Synonyms
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3.8
A president who led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II
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3.6
The 32nd President of the United States who introduced the New Deal and led the country during World War II
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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
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
Surface Forms
Morphology
FDR = F + D + R
An initialism formed from the person's initials; the letters do not transparently convey the referent, so learners cannot derive the meaning from the components.
Etymology
The word FDR is a short form made from the initials of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd U.S. president who led the country during the Great Depression and World War II. Like JFK, using initials is a quick way to name a famous person, so FDR now stands for his name and his time as president.