FASCISM

fascism

(noun) a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fascism (usually uncountable, plural fascisms)

Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and of society, and repression of criticism or opposition.

(by extension) Any system of strong autocracy or oligarchy usually to the extent of bending and breaking the law, race-baiting, and/or violence against largely unarmed populations.

Hyponyms: alt-right, Falangism, Kahanism, Nazism

Antonyms

• antifascism

• anti-fascism

Noun

Fascism (uncountable)

Alternative letter-case form of fascism

Source: Wiktionary



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COVERT

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