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Debs

[ debz ]

noun

  1. Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.


Debs

/ dɛbz /

noun

  1. DebsEugene Victor18551926MUSPOLITICS: labour leaderPOLITICS: politician Eugene Victor. 1855–1926, US labour leader; five times Socialist presidential candidate (1900–20)


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He then treated me to a brief history of American socialism from Eugene Debs to Norman Thomas.

When they reached the village she halted before the low roof of Debs's cottage.

My name is Desborough—do you understand—do you hear me, Mr. Debs?

In 1917 we sent Eugene V. Debs to prison for declaring that the late world war was a war of capitalist greed.

And we gave due note to the role of court injunctions in the Debs strike of 1894 and in other strikes.

The Federation had been awakened to the seriousness of the matter of the injunction by the Debs case.

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debruiseDebs, Eugene V.