Branting

American

[bran-ting, brahn-] / ˈbræn tɪŋ, ˈbrɑn- /

noun

Karl Hjalmar 1860–1925, Swedish statesman: prime minister 1920, 1921–23, 1924–25; Nobel Peace Prize 1921.

Branting British

/ ˈbrantiŋ /

noun

Karl Hjalmar (jalmar). 1860–1925, Swedish politician; prime minister (1920; 1921–23; 1924–25). He founded Sweden's welfare state and shared the Nobel peace prize 1921

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M. Branting became a Socialist in his 21st year, after a trip abroad.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cabinet headed by Hjalmar Branting resigned, following its defeat in the Upper House of the Swedish Parliament by a vote of 76 against, to 60 for, a proposal to distribute doles to the unemployed.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Stockholm, his birthplace, died Hjalmar Branting, thrice Premier of Sweden, aged 64.

From Time Magazine Archive

Despite the quieting assurances given by the ex-Premier, the late Karl Staaff and M. Branting, Sweden’s two foremost statesmen, the present population was thoroughly alarmed.

From England and Germany by Hughes, William Morris

In 1899 M. Branting, the leader of the Socialist Party, proposed the adoption of proportional representation, coupled with universal and equal suffrage for the election of town councils.

From Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election by Humphreys, John H.

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