Fascism Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of FASCISM

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1

or

Fascism

:

a way of organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government

• the rise of Fascism in Europe before World War II

2

:

very harsh control or authority

• corporate fascism

— fascist

or

Fascist

/ˈfæʃɪst/

noun,

plural

fascists

[count]

• notorious fascists

— fascist

or

Fascist

adjective

• a Fascist state

— fascistic

or

Fascistic

/fæˈʃɪstɪk/

adjective

[more fascistic; most fascistic]

• a fascistic organization