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fascist

adj
/ˈfæʃɪst/US/ˈfa.sɪst/

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin fascis Italian fascio Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istabor. Italian -ista Italian fascistader. English fascist 1921, from Italian fascista, from fascio (“bundle, bunch”), in use metonymically for "group of men organized for political purposes" since 1895. Ultimately with reference to the fasces or bundles of axes and rods carried before the magistrates of ancient Rome in token of their power of life and death.

  1. derived from fascista

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to fascism.

  2. Supporting the principles of fascism.

  3. Unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict.

    • I have a fascist boss.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A proponent of fascism.

      • Mussolini was a fascist well known for his repression of criticism and totalitarian government.
      • Fascist? I'm not fascist. You're the fascist!
      • [I]f I can shoot rabbits / Then I can shoot fascists.

    2. Of or pertaining to the Kingdom of Italy from 1922–1943.

      • In May 1929 Hitler successfully prosecuted a libel action against right-wing and left-wing opponents who had accused him of ‘betraying’ the South Tyrol in return for Fascist gold.

    3. A member of the National Fascist Party in Italy from 1922 to 1943.

    4. Synonym of Nazi.

      • The Fascists invaded the USSR, they occupied many cities, they killed millions of people, they destroyed half the country.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at fascist. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at fascist. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at fascist

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA