duce
a leader or dictator.
il Duce [eel doo-chey; Italian eel doo-che]. /il ˈdu tʃeɪ; Italian il ˈdu tʃɛ/. the leader: applied especially to Benito Mussolini as head of the fascist Italian state.
Origin of duce
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How to use duce in a sentence
Banners with “Muslims go home” and “Long Live Il duce,” in a reference to Benito Mussolini, lie crumpled along the streets.
In Rome’s Riots, Cries for Mussolini and Attacks on Refugees | Barbie Latza Nadeau | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith the muscular charisma of a Caesar, “Il duce” appealed to a fractured country with a weak economy.
How the Catholic Church Got in Bed with Mussolini | Jason Berry | February 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTQuin dir Eumenides monstraque Tartari His longe duce te finibus exulant.
Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects | Giorgio VasariConspectus Crustaceorum in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione, C. Wilkes duce, collectorum.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles DarwinAt another time, the discourse running upon politics, a mercer (no small man, I can assure you) wonderd what a duce we would have.
Rowlandson's Oxford | A. Hamilton Gibbs
Syphax amicitiam Romanorum se accipere adnuit, sed fidem nec dare nec accipere, nisi cum ipso coram duce Romano, voluit.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'HomondRmnrum s accipere adnuit, sed fidem nec dare nec accipere, nisi cum ips cram duce Rmn, voluit.95 Scpi igitur in fricam tricit.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond
British Dictionary definitions for duce (1 of 2)
/ (ˈduːtʃɪ, Italian ˈduːtʃe) /
leader
Origin of duce
1British Dictionary definitions for Duce (2 of 2)
/ (Italian ˈduːtʃe) /
Il Duce (il) the title assumed by Benito Mussolini as leader of Fascist Italy (1922–43)
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