fascism

Meanings

• noun

  A political ideology and system of government that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictator, military power, suppression of opposition, and forcible suppression of labor and political dissent.

  - "Fascism rose to power in Italy in the 1920s."
  - "The fascist regime in Germany was led by Adolf Hitler."

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Variants

List of all variants of fascism that leads to same result
fascism , fascisms , fascist , fascistic , fascistically , fascists , anti-fascism , anti-fascisms , anti-fascist , anti-fascists , antifascism , antifascisms , antifascist , antifascists

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Derived from the Italian Fasci di Combattimento, or 'combat leagues', a paramilitary group of World War I veterans that supported Benito Mussolini.

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Trivia

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1. Fascism is often associated with the 'fascist salute', a raised right arm with the palm facing outward.

2. The term 'fascist' originally referred to a bundle of rods used to discipline Roman slaves.

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Related Concepts

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1. Nazism: A form of fascism that originated in Germany and was characterized by extreme nationalism, anti-Semitism, and militarism.

2. Totalitarianism: A political system in which the state holds total authority over the population, suppressing individual freedoms and opposition.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. From the first hours of Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union, the propagandists on both sides of the conflict portrayed the struggle in stark, Manichaean language. The totalitarian nature of both regimes made this inevitable. On one side stood Hitler, "fascism", the myth of German supremacy; on the other side stood Stalin, communism, and the international proletarian revolution.

   - Anne Applebaum,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},25 Oct. 2007

2. Consider what happened during the crisis of global "fascism". At first, even the truth about Hitler was inconvenient. Many in the west hoped the danger would simply go away.

   - Al Gore,{it}An Inconvenient Truth{/it},2006

3. He collected stories about groups similar to his—Aryans, other Nazis, the KKK. Lately, he'd been flagging many stories from Germany and Eastern Europe, and was quite thrilled with the rise of "fascism" there.

   - John Grisham,{it}The Chamber{/it},1995

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Culture

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Fascism has been depicted in various forms of art and literature, including George Orwell's novel 'Animal Farm', which critiques the Soviet Union but also contains elements of fascist ideology.

How to Memorize "fascism"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a strong hand gripping a nation, suppressing individual freedoms and opposition.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'fascism' with 'dictatorship' and 'totalitarianism'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create an acronym: 'Fascists Always Control Total Individual Suppression'.

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