Truman

[troo-muhn]

noun

1. Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Bess, 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).

2. Harry S, 1884–1972, 33rd president of the U.S. 1945–53.

3. a male given name.

Truman

/ ˈtruːmən /

noun

1. Harry S . 1884–1972, US Democratic statesman; 33rd president of the US (1945–53). He approved the dropping of the two atomic bombs on Japan (1945), advocated the postwar loan to Britain, and involved the US in the Korean War

Example Sentences

Played by Matthew Modine, Bush was a key advisor to Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman during and after the war.

From Salon

President Truman insisted on leaving the peg at 2.5% in order to limit the cost of government spending on the new war.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite President Harry Truman’s public posture of steely resolve, his private reflections suggest a deep unease, even horror over their use.

From Salon

And then there is Truman Capote’s opinion; he reportedly quipped, “That’s not writing; it’s typing,” about Kerouac’s literary touchstone.

From Salon

Townsend, the congressional oversight expert, said the practice goes back to when President Truman was a senator and established a committee to investigate problems among contractors who were supplying the World War II effort.

From Los Angeles Times