Definition of The Great Compromiser

1. Noun. United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852).

Exact synonyms: Clay, Henry Clay
Generic synonyms: Pol, Political Leader, Politician, Politico

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the Americas
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the Great Commoner
the Great Compromiser (current term)
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Literary usage of The Great Compromiser

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

1. Collections of the Maine Historical Society by Maine Historical Society (1890)
"Later in the " Boston Courier," he thus vigorously follows up the great compromiser:— Let us see what Mr. Clay assails the president for doing. ..."

2. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1901)
"... that the great Pacificator, that the great Compromiser, that " Harry of the West," that another of the illustrious triumvirate—Clay, Webster, ..."

3. A History of California: The American Period by Robert Glass Cleland (1922)
"... Henry Clay, the great compromiser, insisted upon an inclusive program that embraced nearly all of the critical issues then before the nation. ..."

4. A History of California: The American Period by Robert Glass Cleland (1922)
"... Henry Clay, the great compromiser, insisted upon an inclusive program that embraced nearly all of the critical issues then before the nation. ..."

5. Literary News by L. Pylodet, Augusta Harriet (Garrigue) Leypoldt (1886)
"It was also his fervid patriotism that made Clay " the great compromiser." He once wrote: " If any one desires to know the leading and paramount object of ..."

6. Slavery and Anti-slavery: A History of the Great Struggle in Both by William Goodell (1852)
"Even the great compromiser, Mr. Clay, appeared to be but an implement in his hands. He was charged with ambition for the Presidency, ..."

7. A Brief History of the United States by John Bach McMaster (1909)
"He was called "the Great Pacificator" and " the Great Compromiser," and one of his sayings, " I had rather be right than be President," has become famous. ..."

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