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Word: dumitrescu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Usage:

...played the King more boldly than British George V (who despises him) would ever dare to do. In brief the Cabinet of peasant-born Premier Juliu Maniu "advised" His Majesty to dismiss from their jobs two of his special favorites, Col. Marinescu, Chief of Bucharest Police, and General Dumitrescu, Chief of Rumania's Gendarmerie. Instead of taking his Cabinet's advice, as George V would be bound to do, Carol II took his stand on Rumania's old-fashioned Constitution which gives the King broad powers, defied Premier Maniu and forced the Cabinet's resignation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUMANIA: Rex Audax | 1/23/1933 | See Source »

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