fascism
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[edit] Etymology
From Italian fascismo, from fascio (“bundle, fasces”), from Latin fasces, plural of fascis
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[edit] Noun
fascism (usually uncountable; plural fascisms)
- A political regime, having totalitarian aspirations, ideologically based on a relationship between business and the centralized government, business-and-government control of the market place, repression of criticism or opposition, a leader cult and exalting the state and/or religion above individual rights. Originally only applied (usually capitalized) to Benito Mussolini's Italy.
- By vague analogy, any system of strong autocracy or oligarchy usually to the extent of bending and breaking the law, race-baiting and violence against largely unarmed populations.
[edit] Derived terms
- fascist, fascistic, fascistically
- fascistoid
- anti-fascism
- Islamofascism, Islamic fascism
- neofascism
- technofascism
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[edit] Translations
extreme totalitarian political regime
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system of strong autocracy or oligarchy
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