fascio

noun

fa·​scio

ˈfä(ˌ)shō

plural fasci

-(ˌ)shē

sometimes capitalized

: a local branch of the Fascisti

Word History

Etymology

Italian, bundle, political group, local branch of the Fascisti, from Latin fascis bundle

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