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MANDELA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)
Synonyms:
Mandela; Nelson Mandela; Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
nationalist leader (the leader of a nationalist movement)
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)