fascism
Pronunciation: /ˈfaʃɪz(ə)m, -sɪz(ə)m/
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Definition of fascism
noun
The term Fascism was first used of the totalitarian right-wing nationalist regime of Mussolini in Italy (1922–43); the regimes of the Nazis in Germany and Franco in Spain were also Fascist. Fascism tends to include a belief in the supremacy of one national or ethnic group, a contempt for democracy, an insistence on obedience to a powerful leader, and a strong demagogic approach
Derivatives
Pronunciation: /-ˈʃɪstɪk/
adjective
Origin:
from Italian fascismo, from fascio 'bundle, political group', from Latin fascis (see fasces)
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