HyperDic: missouri_compromise

English > 1 sense of the expression Missouri Compromise:
NOUNcommunicationMissouri Compromisean agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories
English > Missouri Compromise: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningAn agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories.
Instance ofcompromiseAn accommodation in which both sides make concessions

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