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Dollfuss

American  
[dawl-foos] / ˈdɔl fus /

noun

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


Dollfuss British  
/ ˈdɔlfuːs /

noun

  1. 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

For Chancellor Dollfuss to have waited abjectly on the beach would have been too undignified.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chancellor Dollfuss ended his opening address to the Conference with a quotation from Schiller: "The best man cannot live in peace if his wicked neighbors will not leave him in peace."

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Wasserback hopped out of bed, picked up the telephone, called Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in London.

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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