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Falangist

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[fuh-lan-jist] / fəˈlæn dʒɪst /

noun

  1. a member of the Falange.


Etymology

Origin of Falangist

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

Example Sentences

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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

Cernuda died in exile, Miguel Hernández in a Falangist prison.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2013

For Cercas, "real Spanish democracy began at that moment, when a Falangist, Franco's general and a Communist leader decided to stay there, risking their lives."

From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2011

And there are twenty Falangist cells in Latin America for every one cell they had in Manila on December 6, 1941.

From The Five Arrows by Chase, Allan

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