Dixiecrats

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dixiecrats \Dixiecrats\ n.
     a former political party in the US; formed in 1948 by
     Southern Democrats opposed to the candidacy of Harry S.
     Truman.
  
     Syn: States' Rights Democratic Party.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Dixiecrats
       n : a former political party in the United States; formed in
           1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose
           to the candidacy of Harry S Truman [syn: {States' Rights
           Democratic Party}]