Schmitt
name
name ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from German.
"Indeed, some have seen echoes of the work of the Nazis’ “crown jurist” and political theorist, Carl Schmitt, in the Trump administration’s domestic policies, particularly his doctrine of “the exception”, which can be used to suspend certain constitutional rights. […] Outside powers – which Schmitt termed “spatially alien powers” – would be “forbidden” to “intervene”."
Example
More examples"Former Olympic fencing champion Pál Schmitt has been elected President of Hungary."
Etymology
Borrowed from German Schmitt.
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