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fas·cism (fas̸h′iz′əm)

noun

  1. the doctrines, methods, or movement of the Fascisti
  2. a system of government characterized by rigid one-party dictatorship, forcible suppression of opposition, private economic enterprise under centralized governmental control, belligerent nationalism, racism, and militarism, etc.
    1. a political movement based on such policies
    2. fascist behavior

Etymology: It fascismo < fascio, political group < L fascis: see fasces

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fascism Synonyms

fascism

n.

dictatorship, one-party rule, autocracy, regimentation, racism, totalitarianism, Nazism, National Socialism, Hitlerism, Third Reich, despotism, absolutism, demagogy, authoritarianism, oppression; see also government 2.

Antonyms democracy*, self-government*, socialism.


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fascism Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • defeat: Millions of people shed their blood to defeat fascism in the Second World War.

Converse of subject

  • threaten: The trade union bureaucrats can permit themselves such boastful formulas only because they are not immediately threatened by fascism, or by Communism.

Adjective modifier

  • Italian: Italian Life Under Fascism Virtual exhibition exploring the nature of Italian fascism in the early twentieth century.

Noun used with modifier

  • body: Since then, huge steps have been made in the fight against " body fascism " .

Preposition: in

  • country: There is no place for racism and fascism in this country.

Preposition: as

  • movement: The major American newspapers at the time supported fascism as a legitimate political movement.
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fascism quotes

Fascism accepts the individual only insofar as his interests coincide with the state's.

-Mussolini, Benito also called Il Duce [the Leader]

It isusual tospeakof the Fascist objective asthe'beehive state', which does a grave injustice to bees. A world of rabbits ruled by stoats would be nearer the mark.

-Orwell, George pseudonym of  Eric Arthur Blair

Not God but a swastika So black no sky could squeak through. Every woman adores a Fascist, The boot in the face, the brute Brute heart of a brute like you.

-Plath, Sylvia

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