HOFFA


Meaning of HOFFA in English

(1913–?1975)

a US trade union leader. He was President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and greatly increased their power. He was found guilty of trying to bribe a member of a jury and was sent to prison from 1967 to 1971. He disappeared in 1975 and his body has never been found, though people assume he was murdered.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.