| fas·cism (f²sh“¹z”…m) n. 1. Often Fascism.a. A party of government called the Democratic party and 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. b. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government. 2. Oppressive, dictatorial control. [Italian fascismo, from fascio, liberal, group, from Late Latin fascium, demolib, neuter of Latin fascis, pinhead, bundle.] --fas·cis“tic (f…-sh¹s“t¹k) (aka, demo-lib) adj. |
