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To: Rock_nj who wrote (574796)5/13/2004 11:12:27 AM
From: hdl  Respond to of 769670
 
perhaps, you should put another face on it.

Main Entry: fas·cism
Pronunciation: 'fa-"shi-z&m also 'fa-"si-
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian fascismo, from fascio bundle, fasces, group, from Latin fascis bundle & fasces fasces
Date: 1921
1 : often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
2 : a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control <early instances of army fascism and brutality —J. W. Aldridge>
- fas·cist /-shist also -sist/ noun or adjective, often cap
- fas·cis·tic /fa-'shis-tik also -'sis-/ adjective, often cap
- fas·cis·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb, often cap

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