fascism
Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized,…Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and society, and repression of criticism or opposition.
» Othering is a hallmark of fascism.
Поділ на «своїх» і «чужих» — характерна ознака фашизму.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and society, and repression of criticism or opposition.
Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and society, and repression of criticism or opposition.
(uncountable, usually)The ideology and practice of the 20th-century Italian movement from which this name came.
(broadly, derogatory, uncountable, usually)Any system of strong autocracy or oligarchy usually to the extent of bending and breaking the law, race-baiting, and/or violence against largely unarmed populations.
фаши́змfašízm
(derogatory, figuratively, uncountable, usually)Any extreme reliance on or enforcement of rules and regulations.
Faschismus
фаши́змfašízm
фаши́змfašýzm
- a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
Examples
41 sentencesOthering is a hallmark of fascism.
Поділ на «своїх» і «чужих» — характерна ознака фашизму.
You can't equate nationalism with fascism.
ruНельзя отождествлять национализм с фашизмом.
deMan kann Nationalismus nicht mit Faschismus gleichsetzen.
Mussolini was the founder of fascism.
Why do you keep mentioning fascism?
Hindutva is a form of fascism.
Translations
9 languagesOrigin
From Italian fascismo, from fascio (“fasces, bundle, group”) + -ismo (“-ism”) with directFrom Italian fascismo, from fascio (“fasces, bundle, group”) + -ismo (“-ism”) with direct reference to Benito Mussolini's fasci di combattimento ("fight clubs"), from Latin fasces, bundles of axes and rods carried before the magistrates of the ancient Roman Republic as representative of their power of life and death. Originally with exclusive reference to Fascist Italy which used the fasces as an emblem, later broadened to describe all of the Axis Powers of World War II, and subsequently used as a general term of opprobrium in English and international political discourse.
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