as in Communism
rule, control, or leadership by one person with absolute power
A soaring crime rate and civil unrest were harbingers to the rise of fascism in the country.
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Recent Examples of fascism
Sanders recalled how the United States just celebrated the anniversary of D-Day on Friday, in which U.S. troops began the landing of Normandy to defeat fascism and Nazism.
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Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
The motion immediately garnered controversy, with some people, including history professors who study fascism and U.S. Representatives, expressing concern that the action was similar to a Nazi salute.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 May 2025
At the Seder, Molly compared liberatory ideas to the wind, an invisible force that blows everywhere and can’t be contained, even in the face of fascism.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
This is a core manifestation of fascism — using federal forces to put down dissent.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 June 2025
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Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
The motion immediately garnered controversy, with some people, including history professors who study fascism and U.S. Representatives, expressing concern that the action was similar to a Nazi salute.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 May 2025
At the Seder, Molly compared liberatory ideas to the wind, an invisible force that blows everywhere and can’t be contained, even in the face of fascism.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
This is a core manifestation of fascism — using federal forces to put down dissent.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fascism
tyranny
Noun
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Yet Croce and his peers knew that silence in the face of tyranny is not prudence.—
Elisa Manfredini,
Time,
14 June 2025
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This is because tyranny always catches you by surprise.—
Nan Z. Da
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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“Fascism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascism. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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