Solid South

Solid South
the states of the southern U.S. that traditionally supported the Democratic party after the Civil War.

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  • Solid South — refers to the electoral support of the Southern United States for Democratic Party candidates for nearly a century from 1877, the end of the Reconstruction, to 1964. Democrats won by large margins in the South in every presidential election from… …   Wikipedia

  • Solid South — ☆ Solid South n. those Southern States traditionally regarded as solidly supporting the Democratic Party …   English World dictionary

  • Solid South — Der Begriff Solid South (deutsch etwa Geschlossener Süden) war bereits während der Reconstruction in den 1870er Jahren als Schlagwort für die politische, gesellschaftliche und kulturelle Geschlossenheit der US amerikanischen Südstaaten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Solid South — Карикатура. Первый прорыв на сплочённом юге: Миссури голосует за республиканца Теодора Рузвельта (1904). Solid South …   Википедия

  • Solid South — Southern United States usually voting as a solid bloc: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Solid South — noun The electoral support of the Southern United States for Democratic Party candidates for nearly a century from 1877, the end of the Reconstruction, to 1964 …   Wiktionary

  • Solid South — «прочный Юг», по традиции воспринимаемый как единодушно голосующий за кандидатов демократической партии. Сейчас это выражение чаще употребляется в случаях нарушения этого правила, чем при его соблюдении; …   Словарь топонимов США

  • solid south — formerly the states of southern USA that supported the Democratic party following the Civil War …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Solid South — the states of the southern U.S. that traditionally supported the Democratic party after the Civil War …   Useful english dictionary

  • solid — (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. solide firm, dense, compact, from L. solidus firm, whole, entire (related to salvus safe ), from PIE root *sol whole (Cf. Gk. holos whole, L. salus health; see SAFE (Cf. safe) (adj.)). Slang …   Etymology dictionary

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