James Abraham Garfield Synonyms

James Abraham Garfield Definitions

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Fleming : برطانوی مصنف , Utilitarianism : افادیت پسندی , Abraham : ابراہیم علیہ السلام , Abraham Lincoln : ابراہیم لنکن , Oval Office : امریکی صدر کا دفتر , Lincolnesque : ابراہیم لنکن سے متعلق , Ishmael : اسماعیل علیہ السلام , Electoral College : جماعت انتخاب کنندگان , Isaac : حضرت اسحاق علیہ السلام , Lot : حضرت لوط علیہ السلام , Caaba : کعبہ , Hosni Mubarak : حسنی مبارک , A. E. Burnside : امریکی جنرل , Hebrews : بنو اسرائیل , Barack Hussein Obama : امریکی صدر اوباما , Adams : دوسرا امریکی صدر , Adams : چھٹا امریکی صدر , Abbott Lawrence Lowell : امریکی ماہر تعلیم , Clinton : ہیلری کلنٹن , Presidency : صدر کا عہدہ , Feast Of Sacrifice : عيد الاضحی , Grant : سابق امریکی صدر , Advice And Consent : آئینی اختیار , Hoffa : امریکی مزدور رہنما , Aaron Burr : امریکی سیاستدان , Suffragette : عورت کے حق رائے دہی کی حمایتی عورت , Baffled : پھنسا ہوا , Lieutenant Jg : نچلے درجے کا لیفٹیننٹ , David Rittenhouse : امریکی ماہر فلکیات , Afspc : امریکی فضائی کمان , Arthur Ashe : ٹینس کا کھلاڑی ایش

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Fleming: British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964).

Utilitarianism: doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number.

Abraham: the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son.

Abraham Lincoln: 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865).

Oval Office: the office of the President of the United States in the White House.

Lincolnesque: of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln.

Ishmael: (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes.

Electoral College: the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president.

Isaac: a biblical name, borne by Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah, and a significant figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Lot: (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction.

Caaba: (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying.

Hosni Mubarak: Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat was assassinated (born in 1929).

A. E. Burnside: United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881).

Hebrews: the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac`s son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19).

Barack Hussein Obama: The 44th and current President of the United States.

Adams: 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826).

Adams: 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848).

Abbott Lawrence Lowell: United States educator and president of Harvard University (1856-1943).

Clinton: wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-).

Presidency: the office and function of president.

Feast Of Sacrifice: on the 10th day of Dhu`l-Hijja, known as Eid al-Adha, Muslims worldwide gather in mosques to attend a special prayer service. In addition, those who are not performing the Hajj pilgrimage engage in a meaningful ritual known as Qurbani or the sacrifice of an animal. Traditionally, a sheep is sacrificed, symbolizing the redemption of Abraham`s son through God`s mercy. It is customary for at least one-third of the meat from the sacrifice to be donated to charitable causes.

Grant: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885).

Advice And Consent: a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President`s powers of appointment and treaty-making.

Hoffa: United States labor leader who was president of the Teamsters Union; he was jailed for trying to bribe a judge and later disappeared and is assumed to have been murdered (1913-1975).

Aaron Burr: United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836).

Suffragette: a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century).

Baffled: people who are frustrated and perplexed.

Lieutenant Jg: an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign.

David Rittenhouse: United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796).

Afspc: a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations.

Arthur Ashe: United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).