Definition of fascism in English:

fascism

noun

1[mass noun] An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.
- ‘Italian fascism was very distinctive from National Socialism, and neither resembled Japanese totalitarianism.’
- ‘According to this theory there was no difference between social democracy and fascism.’
- ‘Third, his treatment of fascism in the late 1930s and early 1940s seems too broad.’
- ‘Why did the European bourgeoisie resort to fascism in the 1930s?’
- ‘Many came with the hope of turning Spain into a graveyard of European fascism.’
- ‘In defining fascism, it is useful to recall the movement's genesis.’
- ‘Do you oppose fascism while keeping fascists within your circle of friends?’
- ‘The party focused on parliament, not mass action, and its leaders had no strategy for resisting fascism.’
- ‘The Italian partisans had risen up against Italian and German fascism only 20 years before.’
- ‘I agree with him that Islamic fascism needs to be condemned without reservations, and combated.’
- ‘We were able to argue why fascism exists, what it is, and how we fight it.’
- ‘The connection between Berlusconi and Italian fascism is not difficult to decipher.’
- ‘I joined the Communist Party because I saw they really were fighting fascism at home and abroad.’
- ‘Egyptian mainstream intellectuals roundly condemned fascism in the 1930s.’
- ‘But others did so from a genuine patriotism or a hatred of German fascism.’
- ‘Organisational independence would be maintained but they would unite to confront and defeat fascism.’
- ‘His only objection to Italian fascism was that it wasn't fanatical enough.’
- ‘His book is an important read for anyone who wants to understand how to oppose fascism.’
- ‘Earlier generations of Americans defeated fascism and won the long twilight struggle against communism.’
- ‘An analogy could be made with how the emergence of European fascism should be taught.’
authoritarianism, totalitarianism, dictatorship, despotism, autocracy, absolute rule, nazism, rightism, militarism
nationalism, xenophobia, racism, anti-semitism, chauvinism, jingoism, isolationism
neo-fascism, neo-nazism
corporativism, corporatism
hitlerism
francoism, falangism
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1. 1.1 (in general use) extreme right-wing, authoritarian, or intolerant views or practices:
  ‘this is yet another example of health fascism in action’
  ‘Condemnations of colonialism, class and fascism were all themes running through his work.’
  ‘Apparently her success was a heart-warming populist victory against the corporate body fascism visible in hip-hop videos.’
  ‘Welcome to the authoritarian world of health fascism.’
  ‘A conference was being held today to explore the rise of fascism and far right movements, and how to combat racism.’
  ‘We may be fighting defensive struggles, against the war, racism, fascism and cuts in social services.’
  ‘Those seeking protection from religious fascism can rely on the judiciary to deliver them up to it on a plate.’
  ‘To be forced to argue your case is not a symptom of incipient clerical fascism, but of a respect for the views of others.’
  ‘The theocratic fascism of the networks must be defeated also.’
  ‘The media are rightly criticised for 'body fascism', and placing too much attention on size 10 supermodels.’
  ‘I detest the cult of body fascism, the more so since I live in its global capital.’
  ‘It emerged in a war-ravaged nation as a type of clerical fascism.’
  ‘So here are my questions of the left: Where are your demonstrations against Islamic fascism?’
  ‘The next thing we have to tackle is the fight against racism and fascism.’
  ‘I think it's true: it's a strand of theocratic fascism.’
  ‘He used his celebrity to speak out against fascism and racial prejudice.’
  ‘On top of that, I'm probably indulging fascism, anti-Semitism and snottiness.’
  ‘On the other, the arid monochrome of dull and vicious theocratic fascism.’
  ‘Those who say a smoking ban smacks of fascism are closer to the truth than they realise.’
  ‘Getting drunk is mostly an exercise of choice, one of the few available in the current climate of health fascism.’
  ‘That, to me, is a recipe for chauvinism and potentially even fascism.’