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| 1. | William Jen·nings
Audio Help [jen-ingz] Pronunciation Key, 1860–1925, U.S. political leader. |
| 2. | a city in E Texas. 44,337. |
| 3. | a male given name. |
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William Jennings Bryan
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| Bryan, William Jennings Called "the Great Commoner" or "the Boy Orator of the Platte." 1860-1925.
American lawyer and politician who campaigned unsuccessfully for the presidency in 1896, 1900, and 1908. He is famous for his impassioned "Cross of Gold" speech advocating free silver (1896) and for his defense of fundamentalism in the Scopes trial (1925). |
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| william jennings bryan | |
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| United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925) [syn: Bryan] |
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