fascism

Definition of fascism

Nouns

a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
Types:
Naziism, Nazism, national socialism
a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader
Falange
the Spanish Nazi party under Franco
Type of:
ideology, political orientation, political theory
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

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