Falange

American  

[fey-lanj, fah-lahn-he] / ˈfeɪ lændʒ, fɑˈlɑn hɛ /

noun

1. the official state political party in Spain from 1936 until disbandment in 1977.

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Falange British  

/ ˈfælændʒ, faˈlanxe /

noun

1. the Fascist movement founded in Spain in 1933; the one legal party in Spain under the regime of Franco

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Other Word Forms

• Falangist noun

Etymology

Origin of Falange

< Spanish, short for Falange Española Tradicionalista Traditionalist Spanish Phalanx

Example Sentences

In April of this year, the body of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of Spain’s fascist Falange movement, was exhumed from the site and transferred to a Madrid cemetery.

From Washington Times • Jun. 12, 2023

In April, the remains of Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of Spain's fascist Falange movement that supported the Francoist regime, were exhumed from the mausoleum.

From Reuters • Jun. 11, 2023

José Antonio Primo de Rivera founded the Falange movement and his remains lie at a giant mausoleum created by the former fascist regime outside Madrid.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2023

On the eve of the civil war, Serrano Suñer was moving toward the Falange, hoping to bring much of the youth from the conservative Catholic party, Confederación Espanola de Derechas Autónomas, or CEDA, with him.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2017

It goes to the German consul or the Falange chief of the country and they have to forward it to the Ibero-American Institute in Berlin.

From The Five Arrows by Chase, Allan