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Fascism   Listen
noun
fascism  n.  
1.
A political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government; opposed to democracy and liberalism.
2.
An authoritarian system of government under absolute control of a single dictator, allowing no political opposition, forcibly suppressing dissent, and rigidly controlling most industrial and economic activities. Such regimes usually try to achieve popularity by a strongly nationalistic appeal, often mixed with racism.
3.
Specifically, the Fascist movement led by Benito Mussolini in Italy from 1922 to 1943.
4.
Broadly, a tendency toward or support of a strongly authoritarian or dictatorial control of government or other organizations; often used pejoratively in this sense.






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