roosevelt Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
   F. D. Roosevelt; President Roosevelt; FDR; President Franklin Roosevelt; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Franklin Roosevelt.
   
2. noun wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)
   Eleanor Roosevelt; Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.
   
3. noun 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration
   President Theodore Roosevelt; Theodore Roosevelt; President Roosevelt.
   
   • Theodore Roosevelt said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'" (1858-1919)

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