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ROY WILKINS
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• ROY WILKINS (noun)
The noun ROY WILKINS has 1 sense:
1. United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
Familiarity information: ROY WILKINS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Roy Wilkins; Wilkins
Instance hypernyms:
civil rights activist; civil rights leader; civil rights worker (a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups)
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