Definition of Nellie ross

1. Noun. A politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977).

Exact synonyms: Nellie Tayloe Ross, Ross
Generic synonyms: Pol, Political Leader, Politician, Politico

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nellie Ross

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Literary usage of Nellie ross

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Potter's American Monthly (1877)
"nellie ross and Will Lyster were cousins. Ever since they had attained the height of the table, they had been regarded as lovers by the whole family ..."

2. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1921)
"... Leonard Silley Joyce Wayne Lily Cahill Harrison Ladd Clifford Dempsey Jimmie Dow... Kenneth MacKenna nellie ross Nita Naldi Josie Tyler ..."

3. The Bookman (1906)
"This story for girls tells how nellie ross, left an orphan in the tenement- house district of New York, is received into court life in Germany at the age of ..."

4. The American Monthly Magazine by Daughters of the American Revolution (1897)
"... was pleasantly celebrated at the residence of the Corresponding Secretary, Miss nellie ross. The house is in the colonial style of architecture, ..."

5. History of the New York Times, 1851-1921 by Elmer Holmes Davis (1921)
"... VERNON RIORDAN, JULIA RITTER, HARRY E. ROBINSON, JAMES J. RODGERS, DAVID S. RODRIGUEZ, GERTRUDE ROSENBERG, nellie ross, ADOLPH R. ROTHMUND, ..."

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