Thur ‧ mond, Strom /ˈθɜːmənd $ ˈθɜːr-, strɒm $ strɔːm/ BrE AmE
(1902–2003) a US politician from South Carolina who was a ↑ senator longer than anyone else in US history, and who was also the oldest senator in US history when he ↑ retire d at the age of 100. He was known for his strong views supporting ↑ segregation (=laws that make African Americans live separately from white Americans) , but after he died it became known that he had a daughter who had been born to an African-American woman.