President Johnson
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- proper noun
- After fairly extensive debate, the bill was passed over President Johnson's veto.
- President Johnson and Humphrey
- President Johnson and Nixon
- President Johnson in 1965
Examples
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The reasons why President Johnson refused to expand the war must also be considered.
Academic text (1991) -
President Johnson has declared a state of emergency.
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The Congress has responded well to President Johnson's leadership.
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President Johnson awarded four Medals of Honor to men from each of the Armed Services.
Fiction book (1994) -
The strategy applied by President Johnson and his Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, was without question doomed to failure.
Academic text (1991) -
The term "affirmative action" comes from a 1965 Executive Order issued by President Johnson.
Blog text (34) -
Humphrey relied on President Johnson for assignments that could add substance to his office.
Academic text (1998) -
The bill passed Congress, but President Johnson vetoed it partly on the grounds that Congress lacked authority to enact such legislation.
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President Johnson told the nation that the Warren Commission would evaluate all the facts and circumstances surrounding the Kennedy assassination, and also the murder of alleged assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald.
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On this day in 1965, President Johnson urged Congress to pass a voting rights act.
Synonyms
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4.7
The 17th President of the United States who becomes president after Lincoln was killed and is impeached but not removed
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5.8
A United States leader who became president after Lincoln and was impeached but not removed
Surface Forms
Morphology
President + Johnson
This is compositionally built from the title 'President' + the proper name 'Johnson', so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it refers to the person holding the office whose surname is Johnson. Specific biographical details (e.g., that this is the 17th U.S. president and was impeached) require world knowledge, but the referential meaning is transparently derived from the constituents and from common title+name patterns across languages.
Etymology
President Johnson refers to Andrew Johnson, the vice president who suddenly became president after Abraham Lincoln was killed. Imagine a vice president stepping up to the top job and then facing a trial in Congress—he was 'impeached' but kept the office by 'one vote', so the name is remembered for that dramatic change and trial.