Mussolini

[ moos-uh-lee-nee, moo-suh-; Italian moos-saw-lee-nee ]

noun

1. Be·ni·to [b, uh, -, nee, -toh, be-, nee, -taw], Il Duce, 1883–1945, Italian Fascist leader: premier of Italy 1922–43.

Mussolini

/ ˌmʊsəˈliːnɪ; mussoˈliːni /

noun

1. MussoliniBenito18831945MItalianPOLITICS: head of state Benito (beˈniːto) known as il Duce. 1883–1945, Italian Fascist dictator. After the Fascist march on Rome, he was appointed prime minister by King Victor Emmanuel III (1922) and assumed dictatorial powers. He annexed Abyssinia and allied Italy with Germany (1936), entering World War II in 1940. He was forced to resign following the Allied invasion of Sicily (1943) and was eventually shot by Italian partisans

Example Sentences

As Anne Applebaum has pointed out, Trump has frequently used dehumanizing language such as “vermin,” a style and approach that is reminiscent of Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini.

From Los Angeles Times

She veers off the prescribed material to inject a sense of rosy fantasy into her lessons, including romanticizing Spain’s fascist leader Francisco Franco along with Italy’s dictator Benito Mussolini.

From Salon

In 1941, as Allied bombs fell on Italy and Benito Mussolini plunged his country further into war, the young Italian filmmaker Alberto Lattuada explained how 20 years of fascist rule had led to catastrophe.

From Los Angeles Times

Mussolini justified Italy’s colonial war against Ethiopia in 1935 with racial paranoias about the decline and replacement of the “white race.”

From Salon

Members of such a cult show unquestioning loyalty to a strong leader, such as Argentina’s Juan and Eva Perón or Italy’s Benito Mussolini, whom they perceive as infallible and truthful.

From Salon