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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/
: 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

Benito Mussolini
vsMussolini
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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
duce
vsMussolini
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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

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

Mussolini main

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.