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GREAT COMMONER
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• GREAT COMMONER (noun)
The noun GREAT COMMONER has 1 sense:
1. United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
Familiarity information: GREAT COMMONER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Boy Orator of the Platte; Bryan; Great Commoner; William Jennings Bryan
Instance hypernyms:
attorney; lawyer (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)
pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)
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