duce

American  

[doo-chey, doo-che] / ˈdu tʃeɪ, ˈdu tʃɛ /

noun

plural

duces, duci

1. a leader or dictator.

2. il Duce the leader: applied especially to Benito Mussolini as head of the fascist Italian state.

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Duce ¹ British  

/ ˈduːtʃe /

noun

1. the title assumed by Benito Mussolini as leader of Fascist Italy (1922–43)

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duce ² British  

/ ˈduːtʃɪ, ˈduːtʃe /

noun

1. leader

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Etymology

Origin of duce

First recorded in 1920–25; from Italian, from Medieval Latin dux (genitive ducis ), Latin: “leader”; cf. duke, dux

Example Sentences

The Vietnamese politely took what they were offered, but within twenty-four hours the complaints started coming back—the “American soap … didn’t pro- duce suds or clean properly.”

From MSNBC • Jan. 9, 2018

He has urged the Government to rely less on new laws and massive programs and more on subsidies, taxes and other incentives that might in duce private industry to solve problems like pollution and unemployment.

From Time Magazine Archive

They also hope to pro duce the Kentucky abbey's famed Port du Salut cheese.

From Time Magazine Archive

In order to save money they contracted with a plastics company to pro duce a small butterfly-shaped part used to wind up the spring-powered paddle.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nec alias magis apparuit Hispani militis vigor quam Romano duce.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund