fascism

fas·cism  (fshzm)

n.

1. often Fascism

a. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.

b. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.

2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.

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[Italian fascismo, from fascio, group, from Late Latin fascium, from Latin fascis, bundle.]

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fas·cistic (f-shstk) adj.

Word History: It is fitting that the name of an authoritarian political movement like Fascism, founded in 1919 by Benito Mussolini, should come from the name of a symbol of authority. The Italian name of the movement, fascismo, is derived from fascio, "bundle, (political) group," but also refers to the movement's emblem, the fasces, a bundle of rods bound around a projecting axe-head that was carried before an ancient Roman magistrate by an attendant as a symbol of authority and power. The name of Mussolini's group of revolutionaries was soon used for similar nationalistic movements in other countries that sought to gain power through violence and ruthlessness, such as National Socialism.

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Fascism [fash-iz-zum]

Noun

1. the authoritarian and nationalistic political movement in Italy (1922–43)

2. any ideology or movement like this [Italian fascio political group]

Fascist nadj

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Fascism

See also communism; government; nationalism; politics.

anti-Hitlerism

the principles and practices of people who worked to dissolve Hitler’s dictatorship and fascism.

Bundist

a member of the German-American Volksbund, a U.S. pro-Nazi organization of the 1930s and 1940s. — Bund, n.

Falangism

the doctrines of the Falange, the fascist party of Spain. — Falangist, n.

fascism

1. the tenets of a centralized totalitarian and nationalistic government that strictly controls finance, industry, and commerce, practices rigid censorship and racism, and eliminates opposition through secret police.
2. such a form of government, as that of Italy under Mussolini. — fascist, n. — fascistic, adj.

Hitlerism

the tenets of German fascism as developed by Adolf Hitler; Nazism. — Hitlerite, n., adj.

Nazism

the German form of fascism, especially that of the National Socialist (German: Nazionalsozialist) Workers’ party under Adolf Hitler. — Nazi, n., adj.

Neo-Fascism

the post-World War II rise of a movement whose principal aim is to incorporate the doctrines of fascism into existing political systems. — Neo-Facist, n.

putschism

a method of revolution or overthrow involving secret planning, suddenness, and speed, as Hitler’s 1938 invasion of Austria. — putschist, n.

Rexist

a member of the Belgian pro-fascist party of the 1930s.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fascism - a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism) ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation national socialism, Naziism, Nazism - a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader

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Fascism

noun (sometimes not cap.) authoritarianism, dictatorship, totalitarianism, despotism, autocracy, absolutism, Hitlerism

Translations

fascism [ˈfæʃɪzəm] n → fascismo

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fascism [ˈfæʃɪzəm] n → fascisme m

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fascism [ˈfæʃɪzəm] n → Faschismus m

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fascism [ˈfæʃɪzəm] n → fascismo