Djilas

American

[ji-lahs] / ˈdʒɪ lɑs /

noun

Milovan 1911–1995, Yugoslavian political leader and author, born in Montenegro.

Djilas British

/ ˈdʒiːlɑːs /

noun

Milovan. 1911–95, Yugoslav politician and writer; vice president (1953–54): imprisoned (1956–61, 1962–66) for his criticism of the communist system

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On Sunday, Dragan Djilas, the former mayor of Belgrade and a leader of the Serbia Against Violence alliance, told Reuters news agency that "changes in Serbia have begun."

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023

“Changes in Serbia have started and there is no force that can stop that,” said Dragan Djilas, the opposition coalition leader, after he voted in Belgrade.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

“The hatred and lies are constant,” said Dragan Djilas, an opposition leader who was one of the six pictured.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023

Yugoslavian political prisoner Milovan Djilas translated Paradise Lost into Serbo-Croatian in the 1960s while he was imprisoned, writing the epic out on toilet paper with a pencil, and smuggling it out of prison.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2017

It seems to fester worse among the middle echelons of ... what did that Yugoslavian Djilas call us?... the New Class.

From Freedom by Reynolds, Mack

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