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Goebbels

American  
[gœ-buhls] / ˈgœ bəls /

noun

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


Goebbels British  
/ ˈɡœbəls /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Real Madrid have called for the "immediate resignation" of La Liga president Javier Tebas after he drew comparisons between the club's management and Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

In the hotel next door, Joseph Goebbels was resting after a long train journey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In 1935 he brought Ruth, then 19, to a lavish celebration hosted by Goebbels, who was, Ms. Kuehn reports, smitten.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

Goebbels would grow bitterly jealous of her influence with Hitler and the immunity it gave her from his own authority.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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