fas?cism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fshzm)
n.
1. often Fascism
A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.
In the most restrictive use of the word, it ONLY includes the Italian government around 1920-1940s.
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