What is another word for James K. Polk?

Pronunciation: [d͡ʒˈe͡ɪmz kˈe͡ɪ] (IPA)

James K. Polk was the 11th president of the United States. Synonyms for his name might include President Polk, James Knox Polk, or simply Polk. Some may also refer to him by his nickname, "Young Hickory," which he earned for his close association with the policies and style of former President Andrew Jackson. Other possible synonyms for James K. Polk could include "Democratic Party president" or "expansionist leader," as his presidency is often associated with the annexation of Texas and the Mexican-American War, both of which significantly expanded the territory of the United States.

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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    democrat, speaker of the house, tennessee governor, 11th President of the United States, American President, Jacksonian Democrat, Member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. statesman.

Famous quotes with James k. polk

  • Yet this Charteris speaks from a perished world, he babbles of a civilization as dead as Babylon's... [In 1918, for example,] Woodrow Wilson was filling, accurately, the former station of William McKinley and of James K. Polk; and in many quarters was being taken quite as seriously as had been his predecessors during their own personally directed wars for moral principles so consistently elevated that they have never yet sunk into human comprehension.
    James Branch Cabell
  • Concerned about his legacy, George W. Bush may yet live to see his name entered into the history of his country as the president who lost the American Southwest that James K. Polk won for the United States.
    Pat Buchanan

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