Definition of fascism Fascism

/fæˈʃɪˌzʌm/ - [fatshizum] - Fas•cism

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What does fascism mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: fascisms

fascism - a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

political orientation, political theory, ideology an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

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Wiktionary

fascism (Noun)
By vague analogy, any system of strong autocracy or oligarchy usually to the extent of bending and breaking the law, race-baiting and violence against largely unarmed populations.

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fascism
A political ideology usually characterised by a very high degree of nationalism, economic corporatism, a powerful, dictatorial leader who portrays the nation, state or collective as superior to the individuals or groups composing it.

Wikipedia

Fascism is a kind of right-wing government. In fascism, the country is considered more important than any one person. A country under this kind of government is usually run by a person called a dictator, who has the right of total control over the government and people. Even though most fascists would agree in theory that the country is the most important thing, fascists in real life act like the things that the dictator wants are more important than anything else in the country or even human life.

Fascism appeared in Europe before World War II because many people were afraid of communism and they thought that democracy was too weak to defend them. Fascism was supposed to be the answer for that need.

Fascist governments are different from communist ones in that fascists do not want to take over land and factories to own them, but rather merely want to control them closely. Instead, they usually work closely with people who already manage these things but use the resources to build up the army or other parts of the fascist state. Also the state takes over (confiscates) any financial profits the land and factories produce. It is very important to fascists that all schools in the country teach children that the dictator is the most important person in the world. All adults are expected to either join the fascist party or support it as the government.

It is always a big crime in fascist countries to speak against the leader or ruling party. Fascist leaders almost always give them