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
Politically or electorally speaking, Maoism could hardly be less relevant in this day and age—no one wants egalitarian totalitarianism anymore than (most) people want fascism.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
Right-wing figures have blamed the Left for increasing the political temperature and resulting in Kirk’s assassination by weaponizing accusations of fascism, Nazism, and various kinds of bigotry.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Swanson is concerned with issues including fascism, freedom of the press and the prosecution of political opponents.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Those all feel a little like antidotes to fascism.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
Right-wing figures have blamed the Left for increasing the political temperature and resulting in Kirk’s assassination by weaponizing accusations of fascism, Nazism, and various kinds of bigotry.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Swanson is concerned with issues including fascism, freedom of the press and the prosecution of political opponents.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Those all feel a little like antidotes to fascism.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fascism
Noun
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Here in Southern California, many of our neighbors are people who had to flee socialist tyranny.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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For them, socialism has meant only a hankering for state tyranny and brazen assaults on property rights that, together, threaten the beliefs every patriotic citizen holds dear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The war from within The chronology of the last few months shows a troubling acceleration of aspirational authoritarianism.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times editorial,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The messy, vibrant democracy of my youth is a distant memory, snuffed out by a quarter century of ever harsher authoritarianism.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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The forest for the trees Nestled between China, India and Thailand, Myanmar gained independence from Britain in 1948 but came under military dictatorship in 1962.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Both lived under dictatorships.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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King wrote the 1982 action-adventure long before social media took over the world and, in an ironic twist, set his send-up of reality culture and totalitarianism in 2025.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Taut and well-acted as this queasy little thriller can be, its unflinching tale of corporate authoritarianism is much too streamlined to reflect the emotional truth of watching totalitarianism in motion.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Fascism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascism. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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