Bebel

[ bey-buhl ]

/ ˈbeɪ bəl /

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noun

Fer·di·nand Au·gust

[fur-dn-and aw-guhst; German fer-di-nahnt ou-goost], /ˈfɜr dnˌænd ˈɔ gəst; German ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt ˈaʊ gʊst/, 1840–1913, German socialist and writer.

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Beaver State, Beaver Tail, Beaverton, bebeerine, bebeeru, Bebel, be big on, Bebington, Beboer, bebop, be bound to

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How to use Bebel in a sentence

As August Bebel might have said if he were watching all this, bipartisanship is the optimism of fools.
That Boehner Speech: Dragons Last Forever, But No So Little Speakers|Michael Tomasky|November 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Bebel and Liebknecht appeared in the German movement as influential figures only after the disappearance of Lassalle.
Violence and the Labor Movement|Robert Hunter
However, various representatives of the working class already sat in Parliament, and among them were Bebel and Liebknecht.
Violence and the Labor Movement|Robert Hunter
Both Bebel and Liebknecht taunted the Chancellor with his failure to drive the socialists to commit acts of violence.
Violence and the Labor Movement|Robert Hunter

Herr Bebel had once said that on the whole he preferred English conditions even to conditions in France.
Human Nature In Politics|Graham Wallas
Nothing but economic freedom for woman, said Bebel, could complete her political and social emancipation.
Women in Modern Industry|B. L. Hutchins

British Dictionary definitions for Bebel

Bebel

/ (German ˈbeːbəl) /

noun

August (ˈauɡʊst). 1840–1913, German socialist leader: one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party (1869)

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