McCarthy

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)
  Synonyms: Mary McCarthy, Mary Therese McCarthy

Meaning #2: United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957)
  Synonyms: Joseph McCarthy, Joseph Raymond McCarthy

McCarthy may refer to:

• McCarthy (surname) (article includes many notable persons with this surname)
• McCarthy, Alaska
• McCarthy (band), an indie pop band
• McCarthy Tétrault, a Canadian law firm
• Eugene McCarthy, Democratic United States senator from Minnesota (served 1959-1971), also competed for the Democratic Party nomination in the 1968 and the 1972 presidential elections
• Joseph McCarthy, Republican United States senator from Wisconsin (served 1947-1957), namesake of McCarthyism

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