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
Speakers also called on the crowd to fight fascism and stand up for women’s and trans rights.
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Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
That is how fascism works in business.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Second World War, the many ways the war effort was impacted by fashion, the many contributions by women which remain largely forgotten, and the many stories of heroic resistance against fascism, are this writer’s favorite.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Where is Clooney's passionate op-ed about fascism taking root?
—Christopher Bouzy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
That is how fascism works in business.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Second World War, the many ways the war effort was impacted by fashion, the many contributions by women which remain largely forgotten, and the many stories of heroic resistance against fascism, are this writer’s favorite.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Where is Clooney's passionate op-ed about fascism taking root?
—Christopher Bouzy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fascism
Noun
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Just days after the sadness at Annunciation, the feeling outside the church of doing something was palpable, not the endless tyranny of hoping somebody else does something.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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Due process is what stands between individuals and tyranny.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Democrats, on the other hand, are blasting this move as a sign of impending authoritarianism and call it an unprecedented overreach in presidential authority.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Aug. 2025
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That, in fact, political authoritarianism was more likely to lead to modernization and advancement.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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No, a dictatorship is not the same as democracy.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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First, the Chavist regime of Nicolás Maduro is not operating like a real state or even a classic dictatorship.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Eclectic traditionalism, remade on an elephantine scale, is the style of totalitarianism.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Brzezinski would dedicate his academic and professional life to studying and undermining the forces of totalitarianism and authoritarianism that had overtaken his homeland during his childhood.—
Niall Ferguson,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Fascism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascism. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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