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Dole

Syllabification: (Dole)

Pronunciation: /dōl/

Definition of Dole

the name of a family of US politicians.
Bob (1923-); full name Robert Joseph Dole. He was a Republican US senator from Kansas 1969–96 and was defeated by Bill Clinton in the 1996 presidential election.
Elizabeth Hanford (1936-), Bob’s wife; North Carolina’s first female US senator 2003–09. She served as US secretary of transportation 1983–87 and US secretary of labor 1989–90 before heading the American Red Cross 1991–99. In 1999, she made an unsuccessful bid for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination.