Fascistadj

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  fascismgovernmenthistoryOf or pertaining to the Kingdom of Italy from 1922–1943.

  • In May 1929 Hitler successfully prosecuted a libel action against right-wing and left-wing opponents who had accused him of ‘betraying’ the South Tyrol in return for Fascist gold.
  • By the late 1930s Rome had new Fascist bridges, a new university, four new post offices and a number of new ministry buildings, which included, on Via Veneto, the Ministry of Corporations, that were to be Fascism’s answer to capitalist exploitation and Marxist class hatred.

Fascistnoun

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  historicalfascismgovernmenthuman-sciencesA member of the National Fascist Party in Italy from 1922 to 1943.

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  historicalfascismgovernmenthuman-sciencesSynonym of Nazi.

  • The Fascists invaded the USSR, they occupied many cities, they killed millions of people, they destroyed half the country.

fascistadj/ˈfæʃɪst/

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  Of or relating to fascism.

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  Supporting the principles of fascism.

  • The movie clearly and unmistakably gives us a character who understands the Bill of Rights, understands his legal responsibility as a police officer, and nevertheless takes retribution into his own hands. Sure, Scorpio is portrayed as the most vicious, perverted, warped monster we can imagine — but that’s part of the same stacked deck. The movie’s moral position is fascist. No doubt about it.
  • Under demagogues such as Donald Trump in the U.S., Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, Recep Erdoğan in Turkey, Narendra Modi in India and Viktor Orbán in Hungary, a moral abyss has emerged in which state violence, widespread repression and a surge of lawlessness against those considered disposable have become the hallmark of an updated fascist politics.
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  informalUnfairly oppressive or needlessly strict.

  • I have a fascist boss.

fascistnoun/ˈfæʃɪst/

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  A proponent of fascism.

  • Mussolini was a fascist well known for his repression of criticism and totalitarian government.
  • Fascist? I'm not fascist. You're the fascist!