"Bonus Army" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Bonus Army}} Bonus Army
  1. (historical, colloquial) An assemblage of US World War I veterans, their families, and affiliated groups who gathered in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 1932 to demand cash-payment redemption of their service certificates. Wikipedia link: Bonus Army Tags: colloquial, historical
    Sense id: en-Bonus_Army-en-name-Bh6t5luv

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