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fascist

[ fash-ist ]
/ ˈfæʃ ɪst /
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noun
a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
(often initial capital letter) a member of a fascist movement or party.
a person who is dictatorial or has extreme right-wing views.
adjective
Also fa·scis·tic [fuh-shis-tik]. /fəˈʃɪs tɪk/. of or like fascism or fascists.
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Origin of fascist

1915–20; <Italian fascista, equivalent to fasc(io) (see fascism) + -ista-ist

OTHER WORDS FROM fascist

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fascist

communist, fascist , Marxist, socialist
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How to use fascist in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for fascist (1 of 2)

fascist
/ (ˈfæʃɪst) sometimes capital /

noun
an adherent or practitioner of fascism
any person regarded as having right-wing authoritarian views
adjective Also: fascistic (fəˈʃɪstɪk)
characteristic of or relating to fascism

Derived forms of fascist

fascistically, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for fascist (2 of 2)

Fascist
/ (ˈfæʃɪst) /

noun
a supporter or member of the Italian Fascist movement
adjective
of or relating to Italian Fascism
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