fascism
noun /ˈfæʃɪzəm/
/ˈfæʃɪzəm/
[uncountable]- (also Fascism)an extreme right-wing political system or attitude that is in favour of strong central government, aggressively promoting your own country or race above others, and that does not allow any oppositionWordfinderTopics Politicsc2
- capitalism
- communism
- democracy
- dictatorship
- fascism
- imperialism
- liberal
- radical
- socialism
- (in compounds) (disapproving) extreme views or practices that try to make other people think and behave in the same way
- They claimed the smoking ban amounted to health fascism.
Word Originfrom Italian fascismo, from fascio ‘bundle, political group’, from Latin fascis ‘bundle’.