Brown Shirt
Britishnoun
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(in Nazi Germany) a storm trooper
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a member of any fascist party or group
Example Sentences
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When Von Galen preached in M�nster Cathedral against Nazi doctrines on the family and education, a Brown Shirt cried out that no celibate should talk about such matters.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the Reichstag about to convene this week, Fascist Hitler, fresh from his conference with President von Hindenburg. set out by motor for a monster Brown Shirt rally at Bad Harzburg.
From Time Magazine Archive
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