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ROY WILKINS

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• ROY WILKINS (noun)
The noun ROY WILKINS has 1 sense:

1. United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)

Familiarity information: ROY WILKINS used as a noun is very rare.

• ROY WILKINS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Roy Wilkins; Wilkins

Instance hypernyms:

civil rights activist; civil rights leader; civil rights worker (a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups)

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