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Falangist

American  
[fuh-lan-jist] / fəˈlæn dʒɪst /

noun

  1. a member of the Falange.


Etymology

Origin of Falangist

1935–40; < Spanish falangista; see Falange, -ist


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The contemporary Falangist movement in Spain explicitly borrows its name and iconography from Francisco Franco’s dictatorship.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

The most systematic study of the Falangist leader’s political thought is N. Meuser, “Nation, Staat und Politik bei José Antonio Primo de Rivera,” Ph.D. diss.,

From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2017

During the “universal fascism” phase of the mid-1930s, the Italian taxonomists somewhat inconclusively decided that Falangists were indeed fascists because of their belief in “authority, hierarchy, order” and their anti-materialist Falangist “mysticism.”

From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2017

Though scarcely interested in politics, José had been a Falangist who, after Franco's death, backed Suárez.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2011

The Falangist doctors take you along to San Hermano.

From The Five Arrows by Allan Chase

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