Definition of Cleveland, Grover - (1837–1908), 22nd and 24th
president of the US 1885–89 and 1893–97; full name Stephen
Grover Cleveland. A New York Democrat, he served as governor of
his state 1883–85 before being elected to the presidency. During
his first term, he championed civil service reform and revision
of the tariff system. Although he was defeated for re-election
by Benjamin Harrison in 1888, he was again elected in 1892. His
second term was marked by his application of the Monroe Doctrine
to Britain’s border dispute with Venezuela in 1895.