Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
President Hoover

President Hoover

4 5.5
The 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 at the start of the Great Depression
  • proper noun
  • /ˈprɛzɪdənt ˈhuːvər/
: presidente Hoover
  • Don't forget President Hoover!

Examples

  • Historians often debate the policies implemented by President Hoover during his term.

  • The election of 1932 resulted in President Hoover losing to Franklin Roosevelt.

  • President Hoover faced immense challenges during the onset of the Great Depression.

  • Who was President Hoover?

  • President Hoover implemented several policies to try to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression.

  • During his time in office, President Hoover faced criticism for his handling of the economic crisis.

  • President Hoover served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933.

Synonyms

Herbert Hoover
vsPresident Hoover
13 4.0

A US President from 1929 to 1933 who was in office when the Great Depression began

uses the official title rather than the full personal name

Surface Forms

President Hoover main

Morphology

President + Hoover

Combining 'President' (chief executive) with the proper name 'Hoover' clearly indicates a president with that surname, so the basic referential meaning is derivable from the constituents. However, the specific encyclopedic information (that he was the 31st U.S. president in 1929–1933 and associated with the Great Depression) is world-knowledge that cannot be inferred from the words alone, and proper names often require prior exposure.

Etymology

President Hoover comes from Herbert Hoover, the U.S. president from 1929 to 1933. He was in charge when the stock market crashed and the 'Great Depression' began, so saying President Hoover often makes people think of that hard time and those problems.