Illustration of fasces
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a bundle of rods and among them an ax with projecting blade borne before ancient Roman magistrates as a badge of authority
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Lictors carried the fasces as a sign of their office.
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John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2022
Behind them are two cannons, a shield, trumpet and fasces to represent war.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2022
At the Lincoln Memorial there are literally fasces, the bundle of rods bound by a leather thong.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
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John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2022
Behind them are two cannons, a shield, trumpet and fasces to represent war.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2022
At the Lincoln Memorial there are literally fasces, the bundle of rods bound by a leather thong.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
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“Fasces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fasces. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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