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Hello, could you please explain what does this sentence mean. I looked up at the meaning of vindicate however I still I couldn't make any sense.

Lincoln would finally be vindicated in 1860 when he was elected President of the US.

  

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"vindicate" = Show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified. com/definition/us/vindicate ) Previously, people had thought or said that Lincoln was wrong (in some respect that is explained in the wider context). In 1860, Lincoln was shown to actually be right.

  • "vindicate" = Show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified.
  • com/definition/us/vindicate ) Previously, people had thought or said that Lincoln was wrong (in some respect that is explained in the wider context).
  • In 1860, Lincoln was shown to actually be right.
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"vindicate" = Show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified.
(https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/vindicate)

Previously, people had thought or said that Lincoln was wrong (in some respect that is explained in the wider context). In 1860, Lincoln was shown to actual

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