as in Communism
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
Since Trump’s first Presidential campaign, historians have reached for comparisons to the rise of European fascism in the nineteen-thirties.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Pope Francis, born in Buenos Aires to an Italian family fleeing fascism in Mussolini’s era, had little regard to Trump’s hard-line immigration views and never shied from criticizing his plans for a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Vandalizing the State Republican Party's property with disgusting Nazi symbols while screaming about 'fascism' reveals these individuals are hypocrites, idiots, or both.
—Ewan Palmer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Join us for a timeless love story wrapped in smoky glamour and a firm middle finger to fascism.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 May 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Pope Francis, born in Buenos Aires to an Italian family fleeing fascism in Mussolini’s era, had little regard to Trump’s hard-line immigration views and never shied from criticizing his plans for a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Vandalizing the State Republican Party's property with disgusting Nazi symbols while screaming about 'fascism' reveals these individuals are hypocrites, idiots, or both.
—Ewan Palmer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Join us for a timeless love story wrapped in smoky glamour and a firm middle finger to fascism.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fascism
tyranny
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The Allies were an unprecedented coalition of countries, ideologies, and people of all walks of life who stood shoulder to shoulder to defeat tyranny.—
Lt. General Leon Scott Rice,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
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For decades, Hollywood cast the American hero — from Rick Blaine to John McClane, Rocky Balboa, Ethan Hunt and Captain America — as the planet’s natural protagonist: the first responder to global chaos, the last line of defense against tyranny.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2025
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“Fascism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascism. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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