Schmitt

English Etymology en de Schmitt. Proper noun s en German. en-GB Brendan Simms Has a Nazi theorist’s vision of a world divided into ‘great spaces’ found a new advocate in Trump? w:The Guardian 2026-01-16 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/16/nazi-theorist-vision-great-spaces-new-advocate-trump 0261-3077 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”. https://web.archive.org/web/20260116054531/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/16/nazi-theorist-vision-great-spaces-new-advocate-trump Derived terms en Kolbe-Schmitt reaction Schmittian Schmitt Gillenwater Kelly syndrome Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Schmitt is the 967th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36,043 individuals. Schmitt is most common among White (95.7%) individuals. French Etymology fr :bor de:Schmitt fr de Schmitt. Proper noun fr German German Etymology Variant of de Schmidt a smith. Pronunciation de De-Schmitt.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun surname de occupations Hunsrik Pronunciation Noun m Schmitt Schmittin smith, blacksmith Further reading Pennsylvania German Etymology From pdc gmh smit. Noun pdc noun m plural Schmitt smith Derived terms pdc Blaeckschmitt pdc Occupations