Fascism
WordNet
noun
(1) A political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from , from , plural of
Noun
- A political regime, having totalitarian aspirations, ideologically based on centralized government, government control of business, repression of criticism or opposition, a leader cult and exalting the state and/or religion above individual rights. Originally only applied (usually capitalized) to Benito Mussolini's Italy.
- By vague analogy, 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.
See also
- Blackshirt
- Brownshirt
- authoritarianism
- Nazism, Naziism
- totalitarianism