National Socialism

noun

1. the principles and practices of the Nazi party in Germany.

National Socialism

noun

1. Also called: Nazism.  Naziism. German history the doctrines and practices of the Nazis, involving the supremacy of Hitler as Führer, anti-Semitism, state control of the economy, and national expansion

Other Word Forms

• National Socialist noun

Example Sentences

But the Roman Catholic church itself is changing, and new Pope Leo XIV may seek to push American followers away from the ethno-nationalist welfare-state politics pioneered by Otto von Bismarck in the late 19th century, and then adapted by a well-known German political party under the label of “national socialism.”

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But the Roman Catholic church itself is changing, and new Pope Leo XIV may seek to push American followers away from the ethno-nationalist welfare-state politics pioneered by Otto von Bismarck in the late 19th century, and then adapted by a well-known German political party under the label of "national socialism."

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But in 11 surveys between November 1945 and December 1946, an average of 47 percent agreed with the statement that “National Socialism was a good idea badly carried out.”

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Prosecutors said the group planned to create a government "inspired by National Socialism" - the far-right totalitarian ideology associated with Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party.

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There's a cartoon in January 1933 — one week before he is appointed chancellor — of Hitler standing in a Hamlet pose in the graveyard of National Socialism, where all the headstones are broken swastika crosses.

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