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Definition of Acheson
1. Noun. United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971).
Generic synonyms: National Leader, Solon, Statesman
Definition of Acheson
1. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acheson
Literary usage of Acheson
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1902)
"EDWARD GOODRICH Acheson The Inventor of Carborundum A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH By JAJ
Fitzgerald THE Acheson family originally came from Scotland about the ..."
2. The Courts of Justice, Bench & Bar of Washington County, Pennsylvania: With by Boyd Crumrine (1902)
"AW Acheson. At the general election of October, 1866, the competing candidates
were Alexander W. Acheson, of the Washington bar, as the nominee of ..."
3. Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time by Daniel Wilson (1891)
"... small enclosed court, surrounded on three sides by the residence of Sir
Archibald Acheson of ... the initials of Sir Archibald Acheson and Dame Margaret ..."