Nazism

noun

Na·​zism ˈnät-sē-ˌi-zəm 

ˈnat-;

ˈnät-ˌsi-zəm 

ˈnat-

variants or less commonly Naziism

ˈnät-sē-ˌi-zəm 

ˈnat-

: the body of political and economic doctrines held and put into effect by the Nazis in Germany from 1933 to 1945 including the totalitarian principle of government, predominance of especially Germanic groups assumed to be racially superior, and supremacy of the führer

Examples of Nazism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

President Roosevelt also led the United States through the Second World War, mobilizing the Nation after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and serving as Commander-in-Chief throughout the Allied effort to defeat Nazism and fascism. —New York Times, 11 June 2026

One only has to think about the British fight against Nazism to be reminded that it was made of imperialists, constitutionalists, stick-in-the-mud aristocrats, and the socialists who first helped put Winston Churchill into power and then five years later helped push him out again. —Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Dutch lawmakers had urged the government to bar the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, ​citing his past remarks and expressions of admiration for Nazism ​and Adolf Hitler. —Reuters, USA Today, 29 May 2026

One of the opponents of Nazism was the writer and translator Viktor Klemperer. —Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Nazi + -ism

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above