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- Dictionaryconsequential/kɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃ(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. following as a result or effect: "a loss of confidence and a consequential withdrawal of funds" Similar Opposite
- 2. important; significant: "the new congress lacked consequential leaders" Similar Opposite
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2 days ago · James Knox Polk (/ p oʊ k /; November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 11th president of the United States from 1845 to 1849. He also served as the 13th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839 and the ninth governor of Tennessee from 1839 to 1841. A protégé of Andrew Jackson, he was a member of the Democratic Party and an ...