fascismo

or Fas·cis·mo

[ fuh-sheez-moh ]

noun

, Spanish, Italian.

1. fascism ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of fascismo¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from Italian; fascism ( def )

Example Sentences

Japón experimentó una importante violencia política durante el ascenso del fascismo en los primeros años del siglo XX, lo que demuestra que no es inmune.

From New York Times

After Ledesma broke with Primo de Rivera and the Falange, the question mark that he placed in the title of his memoir Fascismo en España? seemed fully appropriate.

From Slate

For examples of moderate and conservative press coverage, see Alberghi, Il Fascismo in Emilia Romagna, 267–8.

From Slate

Planning memorandum for the Commission per la bonifica libraria from Casini to Alfieri, April 8, 1938, cited in Cavaglion and Romagnani, Le interdizioni del Duce, 33; Starace, cited in De Felice, Storia degli ebrei sotto il fascismo, 336.

From Slate

On abjurations and conversions among Jews in 1938–39, see De Felice, Storia degli ebrei sotto il fascismo, 334.

From Slate