Taft
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- proper noun
- /tæft/
- A Republican-controlled Congress passed the Taft-Hartley law over Truman's veto in 1947.
- President Taft
- William Howard Taft
- Howard Taft
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Watch on YouTubeJulia Grant being Ulysses S Grant's wife and Helen Taft being William Howard Taft's wife.
- Julia Grant being Ulysses S Grant's wife and Helen Taft being William Howard Taft's wife.
- But Teddy Roosevelt fighting Taft for the nomination, eventually making his own party.
- It's like William Howard Taft, you know, who forced him famously in that photo to eat McDonald's and drink a Coke.
- I mean, what if she had George Washington's hair, Abe Lincoln's beard, FD Rs glasses and cigarette holder, and William Howard Taft's morbid obesity?
Examples
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You were President William Howard Taft.
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President Taft.
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It opened when William Howard Taft was president of the United States and he was an an Ohioan.
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A strong labor-control bill, the Taft-Hartley Act, was passed by Congress in 1947 over the veto of President Truman.
Academic text (1990) -
William Howard Taft served as President of the United States from 1909 to 1913.
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During his presidency, Taft advocated for significant reforms in antitrust law.
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As Chief Justice, Taft oversaw important decisions that shaped American law.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Taft is an old family name that probably comes from a northern English word meaning 'homestead' or a 'small farm'. So Taft began as the name of a place or family, and today we know it as the surname of President Taft.