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Mussolini

Mussolini

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An Italian fascist dictator who ruled Italy as prime minister from 1922 to 1943
  • proper noun
  • /ˌmʌsəˈliːni/
translation icon : Benito Mussolini
  • On 10 November 1938, Mussolini published a decree forbidding marriage between Italian Aryans and persons of "another race."
  • Benito Mussolini
  • Mussolini and fascism
  • Mussolini the fascist

And, you know, so is Mussolini and so is Hitler, right?

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Examples

  • Pius complained to the king and Mussolini that this represented a violation of the Concordat of the Lateran Accords.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Greece did not comply with Mussolini's harsh ultimatum of 29 August, which she deemed humiliating.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Within two years, he and Mussolini controlled continental Europe.

  • What does that tell us about Mussolini's Italy?

  • One only needs to remember the rise of Benito Mussolini or Adolf Hitler to power.

    Blog text (17)
  • The article on Machiavelli in the Encyclopedia Italiana is by Mussolini himself.

    Academic text (1993)
  • After the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935, opponents of Mussolini added anti-imperialism to their cause.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Tresca railed against Mussolini and the fascists in Il Martello, especially after Mussolini threatened Valera's life for his antifascist activities.

    Academic text (1997)
  • In September of 1937, Mussolini spoke in Berlin at an open-air meeting before 800,000 people.

  • So this was very important to Mussolini and to the pursuit of the war.

Synonyms

duce
vsMussolini
6 9.9

A title used for Benito Mussolini, the leader of Italy under fascism

is the specific person who ruled Italy rather than the general leadership term
Il Duce
vsMussolini
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The title used by Benito Mussolini, the fascist dictator of Italy from 1925 to 1945

refers to the person rather than the formal title used in office
Benito Mussolini
vsMussolini
6.3

An Italian fascist dictator who led Italy from 1922 to 1943

is the basic description of his rule as prime minister from 1922 to 1943

Compounds

Mango Mussolini
  • Offensive
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An insulting name for a political leader who acts like a dictator and has orange skin

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Mussolini is an Italian family name, and the ending -ini is a common Italian suffix meaning 'little' or 'of the family'; this shows the name comes from a family line. That's why Mussolini is the surname used for Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator who ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943.