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Townsendite

Townsendite noun: a supporter of the Townsend Plan of 1933, proposing an old-age pension in response to the Great Depression, and leading to a social and political movement.

Noun

Townsendite (plural Townsendites)

  1. (US, historical) A supporter of the Townsend Plan of 1933, proposing an old-age pension in response to the Great Depression, and leading to a social and political movement.

Forms of Townsendite

pluralTownsendites

Origin of Townsendite

Townsend + -ite

Questions about Townsendite

What does Townsendite mean?
Townsendite means a supporter of the Townsend Plan of 1933, proposing an old-age pension in response to the Great Depression, and leading to a social and political movement.
What part of speech is Townsendite?
Townsendite is a noun.
What is the plural of Townsendite?
The plural of Townsendite is Townsendites.

Words near Townsendite in the dictionary

  1. Townsend discharges
  2. Townsend Harbor
  3. Townsend's solitaire
  4. Townsend's storm petrel
  5. Townsendian
  6. Townsendite
  7. Townsendites
  8. Townsends
  9. townsfellow
  10. townsfellows
  11. townsfolk

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