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Noun: James K. Polk
  1. 11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)
    - Polk, James Polk, James Knox Polk, President Polk

Type of: Chief Executive, POTUS [US, informal], President, President of the United States, United States President

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