neo-Nazi

noun

: a member of a group espousing the programs and policies of Hitler's Nazis
neo-Nazi adjective
neo-Nazism noun

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Left-wing critics openly accuse it of being a neo-Nazi group. Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024 Weeks after a series of disruptive neo-Nazi demonstrations in downtown Nashville, members of the Metro Nashville Council debated a slate of proposals aimed at curbing such activity in the future, while seeking to balance free speech rights. Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 The earliest rumors PolitiFact found of Haitians stealing and eating pets and geese came in August amid a neo-Nazi group’s protest. Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024 Statistic of the week: One less There's one less white supremacist working at JP Morgan Chase after the Texas Observer revealed that a man working for the company was also running one of the most influential neo-Nazi accounts on X. Will Carless, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for neo-Nazi 

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of neo-Nazi was in 1938

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“Neo-Nazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neo-Nazi. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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