the Great Compromiser

the Great Compromiser
noun
United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
Syn: ↑Clay, ↑Henry Clay
Instance Hypernyms: ↑politician, ↑politico, ↑pol, ↑political leader

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