President Abraham Lincoln

Noun

Meaning

16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Lincoln Abraham Lincoln President Lincoln

Examples

John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, is surrounded by federal troops near Port Royal, Va., and killed. Source: Internet

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, two years before his assassination. Source: Internet

Their political rival was the new anti-slavery Republican Party that elected President Abraham Lincoln. Source: Internet

President Abraham Lincoln invoked the Act to send troops to the South to fight the Civil War. Source: Internet

The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln declared all slaves freed. Source: Internet

Trump has spoken openly of his fondness for President Abraham Lincoln, whose short address dedicating the national cemetery for Union soldiers in 1863 crystallized the cause for which they died fighting. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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