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Such mononyms, which take their origin in given names, surnames or nicknames, are often used because Portuguese names tend to be rather long. Western computer systems do not always support monynyms, most still requiring a given name and a surname. Some companies get around this by entering the mononym as both the given name and the surname.
Twenty-one states have the distinction of being the birthplace of a president. One president's birth state is in dispute; North and South Carolina (British colonies at the time) both lay claim to Andrew Jackson, who was born in 1767 in the Waxhaw region along their common border. Jackson himself considered South Carolina his birth state.
Lee's motion asked Congress to consider "what titles it will be proper to annex to the offices of President and Vice President of the United States – if any other than those given in the Constitution". [9] Vice President John Adams, in his role as President of the United States Senate, organized a congressional committee.
Former President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia peanut farmer who vowed to restore morality and truth to politics after an era of White House scandal and who redefined post-presidential service, died ...
The working mom is an emblem of the 21st century. Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris didn’t change her last name after marrying her husband Douglas Emhoff, and it's kind of a big deal.
Other sources include words as long or longer. Some candidates are questionable on grounds of spelling, pronunciation, or status as obsolete, nonstandard, proper noun, loanword, or nonce word. Thus, the definition of longest English word with one syllable is somewhat subjective, and there is no single unambiguously correct answer.
"It’s one office held by one person and the office has the title, not the person. Trump is regularly referred to as “the president” by loyal supporters, some of whom have taken their praise to divine levels. Fan clubs on some platforms bear names, like a “Trump is My President” group on X that has nearly 5,000 members.
Coiner of Weasel Words, given by former president Theodore Roosevelt in a speech [120] The Phrasemaker: [121] as an acclaimed historian, Wilson had no need of speech-writers to supply his oratorical eloquence. Professor, for his job was a college professor [23] The Schoolmaster: [121] a bespectacled academic who lectured his visitors. [b]