Dollfuss

American  

[dawl-foos] / ˈdɔl fus /

noun

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

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Dollfuss British  

/ ˈdɔlfuːs /

noun

1. Engelbert (ˈɛŋəlbɛrt). 1892–1934, Austrian statesman, chancellor (1932–34), who was assassinated by Austrian Nazis

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Example Sentences

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

In more than 20 years of roving an uneasy Europe, she has interviewed nearly all the top history-makers, including Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, De Valera, Blum, Dollfuss, Schuschnigg.

From Time Magazine Archive

Said Proroguer George V, after recording "profound shock" at the assassinations of Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss and Yugoslav King Alexander: "The continued improvement of trade and employment among my people gives me great satisfaction."

From Time Magazine Archive

So far so good, but the next step brought the Dollfuss government smack up against a great and solid mass, the Socialists of Vienna.

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