Mussolini
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- proper noun
- /ˌmʌsəˈliːni/
- 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
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Watch on YouTubeAnd, you know, so is Mussolini and so is Hitler, right?
- And, you know, so is Mussolini and so is Hitler, right?
- Cabezia made no bones about appealing to Mussolini as head of a fascist state.
- And you talk about how young Mussolini, Franco and Hitler were when they got going.
- How close are you to being back in a situation of Hitler and Mussolini?
- It's a short walk from do us a favor, though, to make me Mussolini, bro.
- In fact, the FIC was still the smallest party in parliament from Mussolini.
Examples
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Pius complained to the king and Mussolini that this represented a violation of the Concordat of the Lateran Accords.
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Greece did not comply with Mussolini's harsh ultimatum of 29 August, which she deemed humiliating.
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Within two years, he and Mussolini controlled continental Europe.
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What does that tell us about Mussolini's Italy?
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One only needs to remember the rise of Benito Mussolini or Adolf Hitler to power.
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The article on Machiavelli in the Encyclopedia Italiana is by Mussolini himself.
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After the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935, opponents of Mussolini added anti-imperialism to their cause.
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Tresca railed against Mussolini and the fascists in Il Martello, especially after Mussolini threatened Valera's life for his antifascist activities.
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In September of 1937, Mussolini spoke in Berlin at an open-air meeting before 800,000 people.
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So this was very important to Mussolini and to the pursuit of the war.
Synonyms
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An Italian fascist dictator who led Italy from 1922 to 1943
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A title used for Benito Mussolini, the leader of Italy under fascism
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The title used by Benito Mussolini, the fascist dictator of Italy from 1925 to 1945
Compounds
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An insulting name for a political leader who acts like a dictator and has orange skin
Surface Forms
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.