adlai e stevenson

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Definition von adlai e stevenson im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

born Feb. 5, 1900, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. died July 14, 1965, London, Eng. U.S. politician and diplomat. The grandson of a vice president of the U.S., he practiced law in Chicago from 1926. During World War II he was assistant to the secretary of the navy (1941-44) and to the secretary of state (1945). He served as a U.S. delegate to the UN (1946-47). As governor of Illinois (1949-53), he introduced liberal reforms. Noted for his eloquence and wit, he was twice the Democratic candidate for president (1952, 1956) but lost both times to Dwight D. Eisenhower. He later served as chief U.S. representative to the UN (1961-65)

Relevante Übersetzungen

Adlai Stevenson

a US politician in the Democratic Party who competed in the elections for President in 1952 and 1956, but was beaten by Eisenhower both times. He helped to establish the UN (=United Nations) in 1946, and was the US delegate (=elected representative) to the UN from 1961 to 1965 (1900-65)

Silbentrennung

Ad·lai e Ste·ven·son

Türkische aussprache

ädläi i stivınsın

Aussprache

/ädˈläē ˈē ˈstēvənsən/ /ɑːdˈlɑːiː ˈiː ˈstiːvənsən/