fascistoid

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English

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Etymology

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From fascist +‎ -oid.

First attested in an article by Geoffrey Pyke in The New Statesman on 5 September 1936.

Adjective

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fascistoid (comparative more fascistoid, superlative most fascistoid)

  1. Resembling fascism.
    Synonym: fascistic
    • 5 September 1936, Geoffrey Pyke, “Politics and Witchcraft”, in The New Statesman[1], volume 12:
      We must now be prepared, too, for that Puritan reaction here, which seems to accompany all Fascistoid movements.
    • 2002, Claudio Tamburrini, Torbjörn Tännsjö, Values in Sport: Elitism, Nationalism, Gender Equality and the Scientific Manufacturing of Winners:
      In sum, we ought to realise that our enthusiasm for sports heroes is fascistoid in nature.

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Noun

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fascistoid (plural fascistoids)

  1. A person who holds fascistoid views.
    • 2021, Harold James, “Globalization and Its Neologisms”, in The War of Words: A Glossary of Globalization, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 236:
      The modern fascistoids employ terribly violent language, with often tragic and murderous consequences, but they do not stage invasions and do not really aim at war.

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