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DIXIECRATS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman
Synonyms:
Dixiecrats; States' Rights Democratic Party
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Dixiecrats" is a kind of...):
party; political party (an organization to gain political power)