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Iron Chancellor

British  

noun

  1. the. nickname of (Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von) Bismarck 1

"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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And how could he make a break and still retain his record as Blair's "Iron Chancellor"? He was trapped.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2015

The prototype of our modern welfare system was a “working-class insurance scheme” introduced by Otto von Bismarck, Germany’s Iron Chancellor, in the late 19th century.

From Newsweek • Mar. 28, 2015

Listening to , ’s Iron Chancellor, her tough-talking finance minister or the uncompromising head of the Bundesbank, it often feels like a game of bad cop, worse cop, worst cop.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2012

Retirement, as an institution, traces its founding to 1889, when Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor, promised Germans over 70 that the state would provide them with income.

From Time • Nov. 29, 2

The son of one of Bismarck’s trusted lieutenants, he always remained a loyal pupil of the Iron Chancellor.

From German Problems and Personalities by Saroléa, Charles

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