Mussolini

[moos-uh-lee-nee, moo-suh-, moos-saw-lee-nee]

noun

1. Benito Il Duce, 1883–1945, Italian Fascist leader: premier of Italy 1922–43.

Mussolini

/ ˌmʊsəˈliːnɪ, mussoˈliːni /

noun

1. Benito (beˈniːto) known as il Duce. 1883–1945, Italian Fascist dictator. After the Fascist march on Rome, he was appointed prime minister by King Victor Emmanuel III (1922) and assumed dictatorial powers. He annexed Abyssinia and allied Italy with Germany (1936), entering World War II in 1940. He was forced to resign following the Allied invasion of Sicily (1943) and was eventually shot by Italian partisans

Example Sentences

In Europe, it was fought against Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler, a tyrant and true monster, and against Italy and Benito Mussolini, a clownish but vile Fascist.

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Here’s an idea of how crazy this film is: It hires someone to play Benito Mussolini, yet he’s the most restrained performer in the cast.

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Midway through the 1930s, when Benito Mussolini sent Italy’s air force into action during the invasion of Ethiopia, hospitals were among its main targets.

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When joining Cremonese in the summer, Floriani Mussolini said he was "here to play football", adding: "My surname bothers other people more than me."

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The extravagant kitsch monument in Rome, finished under Mussolini’s rule?

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