fascistic

adjective

fas·​cis·​tic fa-ˈshi-stik How to pronounce fascistic (audio)
also -ˈsi-
variants or less commonly Fascistic
1
: advocating for or working to further the aims of fascism : fascist
a fascistic organization
Going 7,000 miles across the globe, toppling two fascistic governments and establishing democracies in their places … is, by historical standards, an unprecedented military achievement.Victor Davis Hanson
2
: characteristic of or resembling fascism in exercising or attempting to exercise dictatorial control over others
fascistic tendencies
Yes, the movie industry flattered and soothed and even occasionally lied, but I no longer sense any fascistic mind-control in all that …Richard Alleva
fascistically adverb
also Fascistically

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of fascistic was in 1922

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“Fascistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascistic. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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