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has gloss | (noun) United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969) John Llewelly Lewis, Lewis, John L. Lewis |
has gloss | eng: John Llewellyn Lewis (February 12, 1880 – June 11, 1969) was an American leader of organized labor who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960. He was a major player in the history of coal mining. He was the driving force behind the founding of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, which established the United Steel Workers of America and helped organize millions of other industrial workers in the 1930s. After resigning as head of the CIO in 1941, he took the Mine Workers out of the CIO in 1942, then back into the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1944. |
lexicalization | eng: John L Lewis |
lexicalization | eng: John L. Lewis |
lexicalization | eng: John Llewelly Lewis |
lexicalization | eng: Lewis |
instance of | (noun) a leader of a labor movement labor leader |
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has gloss | deu: John L. Lewis (* 12. Februar 1880 als John Llewellyn Lewis in Cleveland Township in der Nähe von Lucas, Iowa; † 11. Juni 1969 in Alexandria) war ein US-amerikanischer Gewerkschafter und in den Jahren 1920 bis 1960 Präsident der United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), sowie, in den Jahren 1935 bis 1940, des Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) |
lexicalization | deu: John L Lewis |
lexicalization | deu: John L. Lewis |
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has gloss | fra: John Llewellyn Lewis (1880-1969) est un syndicaliste américain qui fut le président de l'United Mine Workers of America de 1920 à 1960, et le président du Congrès des organisations industrielles de 1935 à 1940. |
lexicalization | fra: John L. Lewis |
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has gloss | por: John L. Lewis (12 de fevereiro de 1880 – 11 de junho de 1969) foi um líder trabalhista; presidiu uma organização de trabalhadores em minas dos Estados Unidos da América entre 1920 e 1960. |
lexicalization | por: John L. Lewis |
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