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Ach·e·son

 (ăch′ĭ-sən), Dean Gooderham 1893-1971.
American statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO.
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Acheson

(ˈætʃɪsən)
n
(Biography) Dean (Gooderham). 1893–1971, US lawyer and statesman: secretary of state (1949–53) under President Truman
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Ach•e•son

(ˈætʃ ə sən)

n.
Dean (Gooderham), 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: Secretary of State 1949–53.
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