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  2. Fascism - Wikipedia

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    Fascism (/ ˈfæʃɪzəm / FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement, [1][2][3] characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the na...

  3. Fascism Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    The meaning of FASCISM is a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible ...

  4. Fascism, political ideology and mass movement that dominated central, southern, and eastern Europe between 1919 and 1945 and was characterized by extreme militant nationalism, hatred of communism and socialism, contempt for democracy, and belief in natural social hierarchy and the rule of elites.

  5. What Does Fascism Really Mean? - CFR Education

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    What does fascism mean? Many experts agree that fascism is a mass political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism, militarism, and the supremacy of the nation over the individual.

  6. 'Fascism': The Word’s Meaning and History | Merriam-Webster

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    Fascism refers to a way of organizing society with an emphasis of autocratic government, dictatorial leadership, and the suppression of opposition. The word entered English as a result of Mussolini's political group, members of which were called 'fascisti' in Italy.

  7. FASCISM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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    Fascism is a system of government led by a dictator who typically rules by forcefully and often violently suppressing opposition and criticism, controlling all industry and commerce, and promoting nationalism and often racism.

  8. FASCISM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    a political system based on a very powerful leader, state control, and being extremely proud of country and race, and in which political opposition is not allowed. Examples. This year's history syllabus covers the rise of Fascism in Europe.

  9. Fascism is a movement that promotes the idea of a forcibly monolithic, regimented nation under the control of an autocratic ruler. The word fascism comes from fascio, the Italian word for...

  10. Ideology and rise of fascism | Britannica

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    Fascism arose during the 1920s and ’30s partly out of fear of the rising power of the working classes; it differed from contemporary communism (as practiced under Joseph Stalin) by its protection of business and landowning elites and its preservation of class systems.

  11. Fascism - Oxford Reference

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    An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization. The term Fascism was first used of the totalitarian right-wing nationalist regime of Mussolini in Italy (1922–43), and the regimes of the Nazis in Germany and Franco in Spain were also Fascist.