Fascism Definition

făshĭzəm
noun
The doctrines, methods, or movement of the Fascisti.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
A political movement based on such policies.
Webster's New World
Oppressive, dictatorial control.
American Heritage
Fascist behavior.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Fascism

Noun

Singular:
fascism
Plural:
fascisms

Origin of Fascism

  • Italian fascismo from fascio group from Late Latin fascium from Latin fascis bundle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian fascismo, from fascio (“bundle, fasces”), from Latin fasces, plural of fascis

    From Wiktionary

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