as in tyranny
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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Recent Examples of fascism
This form evolved in the 20th century to address Marxism, fascism and class struggle, challenging traditional narratives through activism and experimental techniques.
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Jane M. Saks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
No, the Mosley storyline, for me, is the story of fascism in Britain and Europe.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
In Germany, the generation who educate the next generation, this is totally destroyed because of the fascism between ‘33 and ‘45.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
The dark joke on both sides of the record is that fascism wasn’t defeated in World War II, only domesticated.
—Andrew Katzenstein, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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Jane M. Saks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
No, the Mosley storyline, for me, is the story of fascism in Britain and Europe.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
In Germany, the generation who educate the next generation, this is totally destroyed because of the fascism between ‘33 and ‘45.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
The dark joke on both sides of the record is that fascism wasn’t defeated in World War II, only domesticated.
—Andrew Katzenstein, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fascism
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Establishing an entirely new and competing agency is merely the pursuit of a bureaucratic gravy train, and providing it with incentives to abuse power in order to boost its own coffers is an invitation to tyranny.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Yet, by God’s grace, my Hispanic grandparents immigrated to the United States on July 4, 1976, and have cherished the freedoms from tyranny that have come with living here ever since.—
Stephen Mitchell,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
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For 12 years, Maduro presided over the hollowing out of Venezuela as the steward of Chavismo, the hybrid regime forged by Hugo Chavez that wrapped authoritarianism in a democratic disguise.—
Boris Muñoz,
Time,
3 Apr. 2026
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There’s that attraction that comes through from her mom, the idea of the American pull to this authoritarianism.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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The banner, more reminiscent of the way leaders are plastered on government buildings in a dictatorship like North Korea, is just the type of gesture the president expects.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2026
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Fifty years ago, just after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, about 90% of residents were Catholic.—
Alexis Marshall,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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Jury President Wim Wenders praised the film for its portrait of life under totalitarianism saying the story would chime with and serve as a wakeup call for people all over the world.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2026
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His loathing for totalitarianism was among the very few hatreds Reagan ever held, his biographer Edmund Morris said.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Fascism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascism. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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