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
Our militaries fought and won in two World Wars for liberty and against fascism.
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Stephen Doughty, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Unlike other political systems, fascism was not meant to be intellectualized or discussed; it was meant to be experienced.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
The questions and solutions change with every performance, ranging from Masli making difficult phone calls on an audience member’s behalf, recovering a long-missing recipe, finding the name of an old song or ending global fascism.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
There are so many good folks who are carving out community and lifting each other up in the face of fascism.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Doughty, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Unlike other political systems, fascism was not meant to be intellectualized or discussed; it was meant to be experienced.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
The questions and solutions change with every performance, ranging from Masli making difficult phone calls on an audience member’s behalf, recovering a long-missing recipe, finding the name of an old song or ending global fascism.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
There are so many good folks who are carving out community and lifting each other up in the face of fascism.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fascism
Noun
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The American public is dismayed and frustrated that Congress is not stepping up to protect our nation against the extreme tyranny of this administration.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Those divergent truths point to the sober reality that the vast majority of people who have existed on this planet lived under some form of tyranny.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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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
Noun
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Anti-dictatorship, but for kids Serkis scrubs the story of its violence, at least in any graphic manner.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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In a nation that has long prided itself on a free and vibrant news media, rights watchdogs and lawmakers from across the political spectrum denounced the move as an attack on the press without precedent since the end of Argentina’s military dictatorship in 1983.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 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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While the Russian government has taken steps in the past to acknowledge the culpability of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and his regime, some Russian-language commentators see the display as a massive step back toward denying the crimes of totalitarianism.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Fascism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascism. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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