protofascist

See also: proto-fascist

English

Alternative forms

• proto-fascist

Etymology

proto- +‎ fascist

Adjective

protofascist (not comparable)

1. (politics) Showing the beginnings of fascism.
   • 1991 August 9, Jack Helbig, “Marie and Bruce”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     Even Lemon, for all her protofascist beliefs, wins our sympathy.

   • 2008, April 7, “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], archived from the original on 18 March 2009:

     When Newt Gingrich and his protofascist comrades took over Congress in 1994, they sneeringly boasted that they intended to take the federal government back to the 1920s.

Noun

protofascist (plural protofascists)

1. An individual whose opinions or policies show the beginnings of fascism.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• proto-fascist

Etymology

From proto- +‎ fascist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈproː.toːˌfɑ.sɪst/, /ˈproː.toːˌfɑ.ʃɪst/
• Hyphenation: pro‧to‧fas‧cist

Noun

protofascist m (plural protofascisten, diminutive protofascistje n, feminine protofasciste)

1. protofascist