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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Branting

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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The old king once said to Hjalmar Branting, the socialist editor: "We have different opinions, Branting, but we are both working for the welfare of our country."

From Norwegian Life by Ethlyn T. Clough

Happily a friend of the family, the Assessor Branting, took a fancy to the handsome and clever boy and offered him a home in his house.

From Essays on Scandinavian Literature by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

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