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Nazism

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Recent Examples of Nazism Hitler and Nazism are the opposite of what America needs today. — John Seiler, Oc Register, 28 Apr. 2026 The creative work of Albert Speer, Hitler’s architect, the Cathedral of Light became an aesthetic hallmark of Nazism. — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026 The inmates swore to punish the guilty, destroy Nazism and create a new world of peace. — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2026 Still, some historians object to reincarnating a place so central to Nazism as a cultural venue for pleasure. — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Nazism
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  1. fascism
  2. totalitarianism
  3. dictatorship
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  • In Conversation What Wiemar Germany’s theater can teach us about artistic expression in the shadow of rising fascism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • And yet, amid their country’s slide into fascism, these folks persisted — for a while longer, at least.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fascism
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  • Most often, socialism morphs into totalitarianism, as its egalitarian ideals are no match for human nature.
    — Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Interesting, too, how the project’s warnings about Russian totalitarianism, particularly stark in DAU.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of totalitarianism
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  • In 1982, Argentina’s then-military dictatorship invaded the Falklands.
    — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In 1982, Argentina's then-military dictatorship invaded the Falklands.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
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