Dollfuss

American

[dawl-foos] / ˈdɔl fus /

noun

Engelbert 1892–1934, Austrian statesman: premier 1932–34.

Dollfuss British

/ ˈdɔlfuːs /

noun

Engelbert (ˈɛŋəlbɛrt). 1892–1934, Austrian statesman, chancellor (1932–34), who was assassinated by Austrian Nazis

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Mises, an economist who in the early 1930s had advised the Austrofascist chancellor of Austria, Engelbert Dollfuss, settled in the U.S. in 1940.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

At an Austrian reception in Geneva last week an excited Englishwoman plunged down upon little Chancellor Dollfuss and fervently grasped his hand.

From Time Magazine Archive

Back in Vienna the Dollfuss government was warily picking its way from crisis to crisis.

From Time Magazine Archive

So far so good, but the next step brought the Dollfuss government smack up against a great and solid mass, the Socialists of Vienna.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dollfuss, in Mühlhausen, reduced the number of hours worked from 12 to 11, and let the wages remain the same as before.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm

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