Fascism Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (2024)

fascism

/ˈfæˌʃɪzəm/

noun

fascism

/ˈfæˌʃɪzəm/

noun

Britannica Dictionary definition of FASCISM

[noncount]

1

or

Fascism

:

a way of organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government

  • the rise of Fascism in Europe before World War II

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2

:

very harsh control or authority

  • corporate fascism

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— fascist

or

Fascist

/ˈfæʃɪst/

noun,

plural

fascists

[count]

  • notorious fascists

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— fascist

or

Fascist

adjective

  • a Fascist state

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— fascistic

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Fascistic

/fæˈʃɪstɪk/

adjective

[more fascistic; most fascistic]

  • a fascistic organization

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Fascism Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (2024)

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