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Noun: Colin Luther Powell
  1. United States general who was the first African American to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later as Secretary of State (1937-2021)
    "Colin Luther Powell served as Secretary of State during President George W. Bush's first term";
    - Powell, Colin Powell

Type of: full general, general, national leader, statesperson

Encyclopedia: Colin Luther Powell