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Ful⋅bright

  [fool-brahyt]
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–noun
1. (James) William, 1905–95, U.S. politician: senator 1945–74.
2. Informal.
a. a grant awarded under the provisions of the Fulbright Act.
b. a person who receives such a grant.
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Ful·bright   (fŏŏl'brīt')   
American politician who as U.S. senator from Arkansas (1945-1975) proposed the Fulbright Act (1946), which established an exchange program for American and foreign educators and students.
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Fulbright 
in ref. to U.S. Sen. William Fulbright of Arkansas, esp. to the Fulbright Act of 1946, which authorized proceeds from sales of U.S. war surplus materials to be used to fund higher education overseas.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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