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Ach·e·son  (ch-sn), Dean Gooderham 1893-1971.
American statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO.
Acheson [ˈætʃɪsən]
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(Biographies / Acheson, Dean (Gooderham) (1893-1971) M, US, LAW: lawyer, POLITICS: statesman) Dean (Gooderham). 1893-1971, US lawyer and statesman: secretary of state (1949-53) under President Truman
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Noun1.AchesonAcheson - United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
Dean Acheson, Dean Gooderham Acheson


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