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What is the noun for fascism?

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fascism
  1. (historical) A political regime, having totalitarian aspirations, ideologically based on a relationship between business and the centralized government, business-and-government control of the marketplace, repression of criticism or opposition, a leader cult and exalting the state and/or religion above individual rights.
  2. (by extension) Any system of strong autocracy or oligarchy usually to the extent of bending and breaking the law, race-baiting and violence against largely unarmed populations.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “It acknowledges darkness, as well as the historic bookends of oppressive monarchy and violent fascism.”
      “Our heroes were the American volunteers fighting fascism in Spain under the banner of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.”
      “The post-Hitler decades have witnessed the rise of other manifestations of fascism and variations of killing fields across the globe.”
fascist
  1. A member of a political party or other organization that advocates fascist principles.
  2. A proponent of fascism.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “He is considered a fascist by many and a dangerous demagogue by others, so what does it say about the people who support him?”
fasces
  1. A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism
  2. Examples:
    1. “So, fascism essentially meant the Mussolini movement's adoption of the fasces as the symbol of what became known as the Fascist movement.”
      “The fasces of Italian fascism are nicked from the fasces carried by the lictors, symbolising the unity of the Roman people.”
      “Independence is represented by the laurel-crowned female figure, who holds the consular fasces in one hand and a torch in the other.”
fascistization
  1. The process of making or becoming fascist.
fascisms
fascists
  1. plural of fascist
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Above all fascists and their friends found an echo in ruling circles for their pro-Hitler, anti-Jewish, anti-communist beliefs.”
      “Do you oppose fascism while keeping fascists within your circle of friends?”
      “My favourite genre is the dystopia, and this novel is filled with references to a horrible future, filled with fascists and war.”
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