fascist

[ fash-ist ]

noun

1. a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
2. (often initial capital letter) a member of a fascist movement or party.
3. a person who is dictatorial or has extreme right-wing views.

adjective

1. Also fa·scis·tic [] of or like fascism or fascists.

Fascist

¹

/ ˈfæʃɪst /

noun

1. a supporter or member of the Italian Fascist movement

adjective

1. of or relating to Italian Fascism

fascist

²

/ ˈfæʃɪst /

noun

1. an adherent or practitioner of fascism
2. any person regarded as having right-wing authoritarian views

adjective

1. characteristic of or relating to fascism

Derived Forms

• faˈscistically, adverb

Other Words From

• fa·scisti·cal·ly adverb
• anti·fascist noun adjective
• non·fascist noun adjective
• pre·fascist adjective noun
• pro·fascist adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fascist¹

First recorded in 1915–20; from Italian fascista, equivalent to fasc(io) ( fascism ) + -ista -ist

Example Sentences

Big business thinks it’ll benefit from a fascist regime — don’t have to worry about regulations or labor unions.

From Salon

In other recent posts and comments, she said she was “ashamed to be an American” and that Trump supporters “worship a fascist.”

From Los Angeles Times

The former president’s longest-serving chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, made waves with a series of interviews in which he disclosed that Trump spoke wistfully of the loyalty of Hitler’s Nazi generals, and said he believed that Trump’s views aligned with “the general definition of fascist.”

From Los Angeles Times

Elements of that assessment were echoed by the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, now-retired Gen. Mark Milley, who told Watergate journalist and author Bob Woodward that he considered Trump “fascist to the core.”

From Los Angeles Times

The person allegedly blasted the officer’s photo on her Facebook and Instagram accounts, calling them a fascist “pig” and a traitor to their race.

From Los Angeles Times