noun
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
• Syn: ↑Roosevelt, ↑Franklin Roosevelt, ↑Franklin Delano Roosevelt, ↑F. D. Roosevelt, ↑President Roosevelt, ↑President Franklin Roosevelt
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Rooseveltian (for: ↑Roosevelt)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑President of the United States, ↑United States President, ↑President, ↑Chief Executive
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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FDR (no periods) or F.D.R.,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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the nickname of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (see Roosevelt II)
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.