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
For the most part, the destruction of Gaza, like the rise of global fascism, is an unignorable context that every work in the show breathes in.
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
Drawing on her everyday experiences as a single mother, her work addresses issues connected to the political domestication of women, authoritarianism and fascism, the patriarchy and capitalism.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
But these arrangements fell apart as fascism rose across Europe and Asia and regimes from Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan denounced their international legal obligations.
—Vivek Krishnamurthy, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
From royal scandals, multiple wars, and the rise of fascism, the early 20th century is fertile ground for drama.
—Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 3 May 2026
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
Drawing on her everyday experiences as a single mother, her work addresses issues connected to the political domestication of women, authoritarianism and fascism, the patriarchy and capitalism.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
But these arrangements fell apart as fascism rose across Europe and Asia and regimes from Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan denounced their international legal obligations.
—Vivek Krishnamurthy, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
From royal scandals, multiple wars, and the rise of fascism, the early 20th century is fertile ground for drama.
—Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fascism
Noun
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Suddenly, guardrails are not tyranny but common sense.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Turning the court into a partisan plaything would destroy one of America’s strongest bulwarks against tyranny.—
Washington Post Editorial Board,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
Noun
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This represents one major leap in the direction of authoritarianism — the president directly raiding the public offers to enrich cronies, not just via his corrupt business dealings and pseudo-bribes from foreign governments, but straight up getting checks from the public treasury.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
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With the country engulfed in flames, the conservative government maintained itself through repression and authoritarianism.—
Roberto Andrés,
The Dial,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Stolen from his Chilean mother as a baby and raised in suburban Chicago, 36-year-old Kyle Adler finally reunites with her, confronting an identity shaped by dictatorship-era trafficking.—
Vanessa A. Alvarez,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Every administration since the Marcos dictatorship has directed particular attention to the island of Negros, which has seen considerable NPA activity because of the area’s chronic struggles over land rights.—
Patrick Peralta,
The Conversation,
28 May 2026
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His parents’ experience living under totalitarianism shaped his outlook on the world.—
Iris Kwok
May 12,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Another totalitarianism, so recently an ally, was already on the march.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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“Fascism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascism. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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