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William Green   /wˈɪljəm grin/   Listen
William Green

noun
1.
United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952).  Synonym: Green.





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"William Green" Quotes from Famous Books



... The speaker was Private William Green, also known as "Long" Green, from his former habit of carrying large sums of ready ...
— Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines - or, Following the Flag against the Moros • H. Irving Hancock
... memory. When the Black Hawk War broke out and the governor called out volunteers, Sangamon County straightway responded and raised a company of rangers. This Kirkpatrick wished and strove to be elected captain, but Lincoln recited his grievance to the men, and said to his friend William Green (or Greene): ...
— The Lincoln Story Book • Henry L. Williams


Words linked to "William Green" :   labor leader, green


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