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(Encyclopedia) New Deal, in U.S. history, term for the domestic reform program of the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt; it was first used by Roosevelt in his speech accepting the…Deal
(Encyclopedia) Deal, town, Kent, SE England, on the Downs, an important passage for Channel shipping. It is a popular holiday resort. There is some…Federalist, The
(Encyclopedia) Federalist, The, series of 85 political essays, sometimes called The Federalist Papers, written 1787–88 under the pseudonym “Publius.” Alexander Hamilton initiated the series with the…Brewer's: Deal
A portion. “A tenth deal of flour.” (Exodus xxix. 40.) (German, theil; Anglo-Saxon, dael verb, daelan, to share; Irish, dail; English, dole.) To deal the cards is to give each his dole or…Downs, The
(Encyclopedia) Downs, The, roadstead, c.8 mi (13 km) long and 6 mi (9.7 km) wide, between North Foreland and South Foreland, off Deal, Kent, SE England, in the English Channel. It is protected,…Brewer's: Deal-fish
So called because of some fancied resemblance to a deal-board, from its length and thinness. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894DeanDeal A B C D E F G H…Brewer's: Round Dealing
Honest, straight-forward dealing, without branching off into underhand tricks, or deviating from the straight path into the by-ways of finesse. “Round dealing is the honour of man's nature…Brewer's: Double Dealing
Professing one thing and doing another inconsistent with that promise. “[She] was quite above all double-dealing. She had no mental reservation.” —Maria Edgeworth. Source: Dictionary of…Deal Island
(Encyclopedia) Deal Island, small island, off the western shore of Delmarva peninsula, in Tangier Sound, SE Md. It is an oyster, clam, and crab shipping and processing center.Mills, Ogden Livingston
(Encyclopedia) Mills, Ogden Livingston, 1884–1937, American political leader, b. Newport, R.I. He practiced law in New York City and became an active Republican party leader. He served (1914–17) in…Trending
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