Stevenson, Adlai
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishStevenson, AdlaiAdlai StevensonSte‧ven‧son, Ad‧lai /ˈstiːvənsən, ˈædlaɪ/ (1900–65) a US politician in the Democratic Party who competed in the elections for president in 1952 and 1956, but was beaten by Eisenhower both times. He helped to establish the UN (=United Nations) in 1946, and was the US delegate (=elected representative) to the UN from 1961 to 1965.