National Socialism

noun

1. the principles and practices of the Nazi party in Germany.

National Socialism

noun

1. German history the doctrines and practices of the Nazis, involving the supremacy of Hitler as Führer, anti-Semitism, state control of the economy, and national expansion Also calledNazismNaziism

Derived Forms

• National Socialist, nounadjective

Other Words From

• National Socialist noun adjective

Example Sentences

“The apparently banal, everyday decision to sing a particular Christmas carol, or bake a holiday cookie, became either an act of political dissent or an expression of support for national socialism,” writes historian Joe Perry.

From Salon

Describing his links to national socialism, he said: "I have an interest and sympathy with some of it but not all of it."

From BBC

Years ago, I visited the former Gestapo headquarters in Cologne, Germany, which now houses a museum of national socialism.

From Washington Post

“Today’s ideological extremist is more likely to be motivated by a social or economic grievance than national socialism. More often than not, they are young, well-educated, articulate, and middle class – and not easily identified.”

From The Guardian

“The national socialism messaging, combined with the crime messaging, was a death by a thousand cuts in a place like California.”

From New York Times