noun
2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
• Syn: ↑Adams, ↑President Adams, ↑President John Adams
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑President of the United States, ↑United States President, ↑President, ↑Chief Executive
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(1735–1826) the second ↑President of the US after being the country’s first Vice-President. He was a leader in forming the ↑Declaration of Independence. He was not a very popular president because of arguments within his government and problems in foreign relations, especially with France. He was the father of John Quincy ↑Adams.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.