Goebbels

[gœ-buhls]

noun

1. Joseph Paul 1897–1945, German propaganda director for the Nazis.

Goebbels

/ ˈɡœbəls /

noun

1. Paul Joseph (paul ˈjoːzɛf). 1897–1945, German Nazi politician; minister of propaganda (1933–45)

Example Sentences

The religious overtones were unmistakable in Joseph Goebbels’ eulogy:

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Nearing 90, Riefenstahl is seen shouting down Müller over inconvenient details about her friendship with Goebbels.

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Paeans to “heritage” and “homeland” worthy of Goebbels.

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The Bush administration’s false pretext for so-called preemptive war against Iraq was thoroughly in the tradition of Joseph Goebbels’ Big Lie or George Orwell’s Newspeak.

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In the first year of Nazi rule in Germany, the Expressionists continued to enjoy Goebbels’ patronage.

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