Defining Fascism

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Interestingly, the English dictionary has a very different definition to that of the American dictionary:

fascism
/fashiz’m/

• noun 1 an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government. 2 extreme right-wing, authoritarian, or intolerant views or practice.

— DERIVATIVES fascist noun & adjective fascistic adjective.

— ORIGIN Italian fascismo, from fascio ‘bundle, political group’, from Latin fascis ‘bundle’.

That was OED and Cambridge defines it :

Fascism

noun {U}

a political system based on a very powerful leader, state control and extreme pride in country and race, and in which political opposition is not allowed
fascist

adjective (ALSO fascistic)

- fascist groups

- a fascist dictator/regime

fascist

noun {C}

1 someone who supports fascism


2 a person of the far right in politics