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FASCIST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An adherent of fascism or other authoritarian views

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("fascist" is a kind of...):

adult; grownup (a fully developed person from maturity onward)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fascist"):

Blackshirt (a member of the Italian fascist party before World War II)

falangist; phalangist (a Spanish member of General Franco's political party)

fascista (an Italian fascist under Mussolini)

German Nazi; Nazi (a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party)

Derivation:

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

fascist (relating to or characteristic of fascism)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of fascism

Example:

fascist propaganda

Synonyms:

fascist; fascistic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

fascist (an adherent of fascism or other authoritarian views)

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