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DictionaryfascismAuthoritarian ultranationalist rule
noun

fascism

FASH-iz-uhm/ˈfæʃɪzəm/

An authoritarian, ultranationalist political system that suppresses opposition.

Under fascism, political leaders use extreme nationalism to justify suppressing opposition.

Historical educational scene of authoritarian regime: uniformed officials silence a civilian speaker and seize a printing press, grim crowd, no emblems or slogans, condemnatory neutral documentation.
Etymology
fascItalianbundle; political group
+ismItaliandoctrine or movement

Italian fascio meant a bundle and then a political association. The totalitarian sense probably developed directly from these political groups, also influenced by the Roman fasces, which became the party's symbol.

In context

Brilliant Idiots131:24
what is fascism for someone its one-party dictatorship it's a dictatorship that's what it is and if you look at him now you control the DOJ right control the Supreme Court
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More examples

  • The course examines the rise of fascism in twentieth-century Europe.
  • A free press cannot operate independently under fascism.
  • The historian distinguishes fascism from other forms of authoritarian rule.

Forms

fascism

fascist noun — Supporter of an authoritarian, ultranationalist political system.

Similar words

authoritarianism
Emphasizes concentrated power and restricted freedoms, not necessarily ultranationalism.
totalitarianism
Stresses state control over nearly every aspect of life.