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Roosevelt
[ roh-zuh-velt, -vuhlt, rohz-velt, -vuhlt; spelling pronunciation roo-zuh-velt ]
noun
- (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- Edith Kermit Car·ow, [kar, -oh] 1861–1948, U.S. First Lady 1901–09 (wife of Theodore Roosevelt).
- Franklin Del·a·no [del, -, uh, -noh], FDR, 1882–1945, 32nd president of the U.S. 1933–45.
- Theodore TeddyT.R., 1858–1919, 26th president of the U.S. 1901–09: Nobel Peace Prize 1906.
- Rio Roosevelt, a river flowing north from western Brazil to the Madeira River. About 400 miles (645 km) long. Formerly Rí·o da Du·vi·da [ree, -, oo, d, uh, , doo, -vee-d, uh].
Roosevelt
/ ˈəʊəˌɛ /
noun
- Roosevelt(Anna) Eleanor18841962FUSWRITING: writerPOLITICS: diplomat ( Anna ) Eleanor . 1884–1962, US writer, diplomat, and advocate of liberal causes: delegate to the United Nations (1945–52)
- RooseveltFranklin Delano18821945MUSPOLITICS: head of state her husband, Franklin Delano (ˈdɛləˌnəʊ), known as FDR . 1882–1945, 32nd president of the US (1933–45); elected four times. He instituted major reforms (the New Deal ) to counter the economic crisis of the 1930s and was a forceful leader during World War II
- RooseveltTheodore18581919MUSPOLITICS: head of state Theodore . 1858–1919, 26th president of the US (1901–09). A proponent of extending military power, he won for the US the right to build the Panama Canal (1903). He won the Nobel peace prize (1906), for mediating in the Russo-Japanese war
Example Sentences
In his first 65 days in office, Vladeck reported in a recent post, Trump issued 100 executive orders, besting the record set by Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first hundred days, when he issued 99.
Only one former president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, ran for and won more than two terms in office, breaking with a tradition that started at the advent of the nation.
The Great Depression and the Second World War coloured Roosevelt's time in office - and are often cited for his extended presidency.
The current two-term limit was put into place after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in office while serving his fourth term.
Who would have guessed he’d not only go to become president, twice, but emerge as the most dominant and significant figure on the national scene since Franklin D. Roosevelt?
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