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Vanzetti

American  
[van-zet-ee, vahn-dzet-tee] / vænˈzɛt i, vɑnˈdzɛt ti /

noun

  1. Bartolomeo 1888–1927, Italian anarchist, in U.S. after 1908.


Vanzetti British  
/ vænˈzɛtɪ /

noun

  1. Bartolomeo (bartoloˈmɛːo). 1888–1927, US radical agitator, born in Italy: executed with Sacco in a case that had worldwide political repercussions

"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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He followed up with a series of investigative novels about the coal and oil industries and the Sacco and Vanzetti case, as well as militant tracts on religion, the newspaper industry, finance, and education.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

After all, Parker was arrested and fined while protesting the dubious murder case against Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti.

From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2020

After all, Parker was arrested and fined while protesting the dubious murder case against Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2020

They were both written in response to the 1921 guilty verdicts against and executions of the Italian immigrant anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti, which set off protests around the world.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2020

In April, 1920, both these currents crossed the paths of Sacco and Vanzetti.

From Labor's Martyrs by Marcantonio, Vito

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