uncle sam
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Noun (1)
- a personification of the United States governmentInstance of fictional character, fictitious character
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Uncle Sam
a humorous appellation given to the United States Government. See Uncle Sam, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
From the entry Uncle.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54