Fascista

[ fuh-shis-tuh; Italian fah-shee-stah ]

noun

, plural Fa·scis·ti [f, uh, -, shis, -tee, fah-, shee, -stee].

1. a member of the Fascist movement in Italy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fascista¹

1920–25; < Italian: fascist

Example Sentences

No se lo voy a poner tan fácil, desobedecer es legítimo y obligación ante este estado fascista.

From The Guardian

The Klan is the American Fascista, determined to rule in its own way, in utter disregard of the fundamental laws and principles of democratic government.

From The Guardian

A Google image search of those terms reveals photoshopped images of police brutality and government officials with the words “fascista,” or “fascist.”

From Salon

The next two posters were also influenced by the Art Deco school, although there's no avoiding the stench of European fascism: Italy's effort in 1934 is dominated by the fasces, the symbol of Mussolini's Partito Nazionale Fascista, while the proud France 1938 poster serves as an unfortunate and unintentional reminder of the jackboot.

From The Guardian

Final results of the elections showed that Fascista Party polled 4,600,000 votes, that the parties combined with Fascismo polled 400,000 votes, other parties 2,100,000.

From Time Magazine Archive