national socialism
noun
often capitalized N&S
: nazism
national socialist
adjective
often capitalized N&S
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Many institutions and companies in Germany have inextricable links to the crimes of national socialism and are responsible for causing great suffering, and often far worse.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
This party is a socialist one, with aspects of national socialism.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
If some callers found that Bonhoeffer’s words of resistance to the victims of national socialism did not seem immediately applicable, Grant also offered practical tips.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
Nat Soc stands for national socialism, commonly referred to as Nazism.
—Michael Kunzelman, Star Tribune, 20 Jan. 2021
His plans and his reference to national socialism also recall the views of Norwegian right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who in 2011 killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway.
—Fox News, 11 June 2020
Billions of people in the world are better off because the United States defeated the twin terrors of the bloody 20th century, national socialism and communism.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2018
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
This party is a socialist one, with aspects of national socialism.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
If some callers found that Bonhoeffer’s words of resistance to the victims of national socialism did not seem immediately applicable, Grant also offered practical tips.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
Nat Soc stands for national socialism, commonly referred to as Nazism.
—Michael Kunzelman, Star Tribune, 20 Jan. 2021
His plans and his reference to national socialism also recall the views of Norwegian right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who in 2011 killed 77 people in a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway.
—Fox News, 11 June 2020
Billions of people in the world are better off because the United States defeated the twin terrors of the bloody 20th century, national socialism and communism.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2018
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“National socialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20socialism. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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