Main Entry:: fas·cism
Pronunciation:: \ˈfa-ˌshi-zəm also ˈfa-ˌsi-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Italian fascismo, from fascio bundle, fasces, group, from Latin fascis bundle & fasces fasces
Date:: 1921

1often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition2: a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control <early instances of army fascism and brutality — J. W. Aldridge>

— fas·cist

\-shist also -sist\ noun or adjective often capitalized

— fas·cis·tic

\fa-ˈshis-tik also -ˈsis-\ adjective often capitalized

— fas·cis·ti·cal·ly

\-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb often capitalized

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