Bull Moose

Bull Moose
noun Etymology: bull moose, emblem of the Progressive party of 1912 Date: 1912 a follower of Theodore Roosevelt in the United States presidential campaign of 1912

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  • Bull Moose — (U. S. Politics) (a) A follower of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912; a sense said to have originated from a remark made by Roosevelt on a certain occasion that he felt like a bull moose. [Cant] (b) The figure of a bull… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bull Moose — Bull′ Moose′ n. gov a member of the Progressive Party under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt. Also called Bull′ Moos′er [[t]ˈmu sər[/t]] …   From formal English to slang

  • Bull Moose — n. [so called from the symbol of the party] a member of the Progressive Party led by Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912 …   English World dictionary

  • Bull Moose Jackson — Benjamin Clarence „Bull Moose“ Jackson (* 22. April 1919 in Cleveland, Ohio[1]; † 31. Juli 1989 ebenda) war ein US amerikanischer Tenorsaxophonist, Sänger und Bandleader des Swing, Blues und Rhythm and Blues. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bull Moose Jackson — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jackson. Bull Moose Jackson Naissance 22 avril 1919 Cleveland (Ohio) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bull Moose Party — U.S. dissident political party that nominated former president Theodore Roosevelt for the presidency in 1912. Formed by Sen. Robert La Follette in 1911 as the National Republican Progressive League, it opposed the conservatism of the Republican… …   Universalium

  • Bull Moose Township, Cass County, Minnesota — Infobox Settlement official name = Bull Moose Township, Minnesota settlement type = Township nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position =left pushpin map caption =Location within the state of Minnesota… …   Wikipedia

  • Bull Moose Jackson — Benjamin Clarence Bull Moose Jackson (April 22 1919 – July 31 1989 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=11:difixq95ldke T1 All Music Guide biography accessed January 2008] ] ) was an American blues and rhythm and blues singer and… …   Wikipedia

  • Bull Moose Party — Progressive party Progressive party (U. S. History) The political party formed, chiefly out of the Republican party, by the adherents of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912. The name Progressive party was chosen at the meeting …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bull Moose Special — The Bull Moose Special is the name given to the armored train that Quinn Morton, a Kanawha County coal operator and a group of Baldwin Felts Detectives drove through a tent colony of striking miners and their families during the Paint Creek Cabin …   Wikipedia

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