fascist

fas-cist · noun, adjective

imported

Definitions

noun, adjective

  1. 1.

    An adherent or supporter of fascism, a far-right authoritarian political ideology.

  2. 2.

    Relating to or characteristic of fascism.

  3. 3.

    (Informal, often derogatory) A person with authoritarian, intolerant, or dictatorial views.

Forms

plural: fascists

Related words

Antonyms: democrat, liberal
See also: authoritarian, fascism, totalitarian
Synonyms: authoritarian, dictatorial, totalitarian

Etymology

From Italian fascista, from fascio ("bundle, political group"), from Latin fascis ("bundle"). The term originated with Mussolini's movement in Italy in the 1920s, referencing the Roman fasces (bundles of rods symbolizing authority).