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Noun: President Truman
  1. Elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972)
    - Harry S. Truman, Truman, Harry Truman, Harry S Truman

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

Encyclopedia: President Truman