Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun francis_everett_townsend

1 sense of francis everett townsend

Sense 1
Townsend, Francis Everett Townsend -- (United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960))
       INSTANCE OF=> reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist -- (a disputant who advocates reform)