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
There are so many good folks who are carving out community and lifting each other up in the face of fascism.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Post-fascism doesn’t involve paramilitaries or do away with elections outright.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Her works explored Oedipal urges and creeping fascism.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
Hungary had a very weak civil society after 70 years of totalitarian fascism and communism.
—John Shattuck, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Post-fascism doesn’t involve paramilitaries or do away with elections outright.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Her works explored Oedipal urges and creeping fascism.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
Hungary had a very weak civil society after 70 years of totalitarian fascism and communism.
—John Shattuck, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fascism
Noun
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So concluded one of the finest chapters in our history, as the United States saved Western Europe from a diabolical tyranny.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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In How to Be a Dissident, Beckerman draws on the stories of dissidents from around the globe and across time, to provide models for pushing back against tyranny.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Widespread cynicism helps authoritarianism thrive.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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While supporters credit the movement with restoring stability and defeating the Shining Path, critics associate it with authoritarianism, corruption, and human rights abuses.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 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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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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American freedom was the antidote to the icy grip of totalitarianism, whether from Nazis or Communists.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Fascism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascism. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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