Duce

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Duce was the authoritarian title used by Benito Mussolini as the supreme leader of Fascist Italy.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf authoritarian title
honorific
political title
analogousTitle Caudillo
Conducător
Führer
appliedTo supreme leader of Fascist Italy
associatedWith Italian Fascism
Italian Social Republic
National Fascist Party
country Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
culturalImpact symbol of fascist dictatorship in historical memory
etymology derived from Latin word dux
genderAssociation male title
governmentRole dictator of Italy
head of government of Italy
grammaticalNumber singular
historicalConnotation Axis powers in World War II
dictatorship
totalitarian rule
ideologicalAssociation authoritarianism
corporatism
ultranationalism
language Italian
meaning leader
notableEra World War II
interwar period
opposedBy Allied powers in World War II
Italian anti-fascist resistance
politicalIdeology Fascism
politicalPosition supreme commander of Italian armed forces
politicalSystem one-party state
totalitarian regime
propagandaRole cult of personality around Benito Mussolini
region Europe
symbolOf Fascist leadership in Italy
timePeriod 20th century
titleHolder Benito Mussolini
titleInItalian Il Duce
titleType personalist leadership title
usedAs official style of address for Benito Mussolini
usedBy Benito Mussolini
usedDuring Fascist regime in Italy
Italian Social Republic (1943–1945)
usedInSlogan Duce a noi
Duce, Duce, Duce!

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
PNF
associatedWithLeaderTitle
Fascist Italy
headOfGovernmentTitle

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