Adlai may refer to:
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Adlai (biblical figure), the father of Shaphat, and the grandfather of the prophet Elisha
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Adlai, West Virginia, unincorporated community, United States
* The first name of
Adlai Stevenson I
Adlai Ewing Stevenson (October 23, 1835 – June 14, 1914) was an American politician who served as the 23rd vice president of the United States from 1893 to 1897. He had served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representati ...
, Grover Cleveland's Vice President
* The first name of
Adlai E. Stevenson II
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (; February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician and diplomat who was twice the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. He was the grandson of Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd vice president of ...
, grandson of the above entry, former Governor of Illinois, and unsuccessful Presidential candidate
* The first name of
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (October 10, 1930 – September 6, 2021) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1970 until 1981. A member of the prominent Stevenson fami ...
, son of the above entry, and former Senator from Illinois
* The first name of
Adlai E. Stevenson IV, son of the above entry, business executive and former journalist
* The colloquial name of an annual collegiate
debating
Debate is a process that involves formal discourse on a particular topic, often including a moderator and audience. In a debate, arguments are put forward for often opposing viewpoints. Debates have historically occurred in public meetings, a ...
competition held by Princeton University's American Whig-Cliosophic Society as part of the American Parliamentary Debate Association
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Job's tears
Job's tears (''Coix lacryma-jobi)'', also known as Adlay or Adlay millet, is a tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the family Poaceae (grass family). It is native to Southeast Asia and introduced to Northern China and India in remote ...
, a grain sometimes known as adlay or adlay millet
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Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, Illinois), full name Adlai E. Stevenson High School
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