as in Communism
rule, control, or leadership by one person with absolute power
A soaring crime rate and civil unrest were harbingers to the rise of fascism in the country.
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The underlying feeling in the air was, simply put, fascism.
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 12 Aug. 2024
Only men and women of goodwill and perseverance can overcome this surge of fascism.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
As Hitchens puts it, his father did more to fight fascism in a single afternoon than Christopher had done in his entire life.
—Robert Repino, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
In the game, users can play as members of the Ustaša, a Croatian nationalist group that was influenced by fascism and Nazism.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 18 July 2024
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 12 Aug. 2024
Only men and women of goodwill and perseverance can overcome this surge of fascism.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
As Hitchens puts it, his father did more to fight fascism in a single afternoon than Christopher had done in his entire life.
—Robert Repino, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
In the game, users can play as members of the Ustaša, a Croatian nationalist group that was influenced by fascism and Nazism.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 18 July 2024
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“Fascism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascism. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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