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MISSOURI COMPROMISE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
compromise (an accommodation in which both sides make concessions)
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