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Mussolini|mʌsəʊˈliːniː|
[Name of Benito Mussolini (1883–1945), prime minister of Italy and leader of the Fascist Party in Italy.]
One who embodies the characteristics of Mussolini; also attrib. So Mussolini-ˈesque, Mussoˈlinian adjs., of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or (somewhat) resembling Mussolini; Mussoˈlinism, the political principles or policy of Mussolini or of the Fascist Party in Italy.
1924Glasgow Herald 29 Jan. 9 Signor Mussolini..said that he was unable to accept the antithesis that some people wished to create between Fascism and Mussolinism. Ibid. 30 June 11 The working classes needed to be warned against the establishment of ‘Mussolinism’ in this country. 1928H. G. Wells Way World is Going ii. 15 The consolidation and reconstruction of China..has not gone on under the direction of some strong-jowled hero of the Diaz or Mussolini type. 1928Daily Express 21 Nov. 19 Mr. [J. W. H. T.] Douglas' stern, unbending look always interests me. So does his Mussolini-esque and frequent call of ‘Fight!’ 1932H. Nicolson Diary 15 Mar. (1966) 112 Tom does not wish to end it, being still obsessed by Mussolinian ideas. 1936[see Hitler]. 1946R. Capell Simiomata ii. 86 There are still Mussolinian Italians with the Germans. 1959Guardian 16 Oct. 11/3 He..fails to acknowledge that there were many more sides to ‘Mussolinism’ than the less creditable later period. 1970R. A. H. Robinson Origins of Franco's Spain iii. 134 The policies of Gil Robles meant ‘the enslavement, in Mussoliniesque style, of the proletariat’. |