Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈfæʃɪst/
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/ˈfa.sɪst/
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ˈfæʃɪst
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Adjective
Of or relating to fascism.
Supporting the principles of fascism.
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The movie clearly and unmistakably gives us a character who understands the Bill of Rights, understands his legal responsibility as a police officer, and nevertheless takes retribution into his own hands. Sure, Scorpio is portrayed as the most vicious, perverted, warped monster we can imagine — but that’s part of the same stacked deck. The movie’s moral position is fascist. No doubt about it.
Under demagogues such as Donald Trump in the U.S., Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, Recep Erdoğan in Turkey, Narendra Modi in India and Viktor Orbán in Hungary, a moral abyss has emerged in which state violence, widespread repression and a surge of lawlessness against those considered disposable have become the hallmark of an updated fascist politics.
Unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict.
Usage- Figurative
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I have a fascist boss.
Noun
A proponent of fascism.
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Mussolini was a fascist well known for his repression of criticism and totalitarian government.
Fascist? I'm not fascist. You're the fascist!
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[I]f I can shoot rabbits / Then I can shoot fascists.
Thursday's long-awaited relocation fulfils a key pledge of the socialist government, which said Spain should not continue to glorify a fascist who ruled the country for nearly four decades.
Adjective
relating to or characteristic of fascism
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fascist propaganda
Noun
an adherent of fascism or other authoritarian views