crypto-fascist

crypto-fascist noun: a person whose fascist views or motives are kept private or secret.

Noun

crypto-fascist (plural crypto-fascists)

A person whose fascist views or motives are kept private or secret.
- The American people will no longer retreat from “crypto-fascists” attacking their civil liberties, but will stand and fight for basic democracy, Senator Claude Pepper, Democrat, of Florida, declared yesterday at the closing session of the conference on cultural freedom and civil liberties at the...1947 October 27, Claude Pepper, quotee, “Pepper Asks Fight to Save Liberties”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

crypto-fascist (comparative more crypto-fascist, superlative most crypto-fascist)

Having private or secret fascist views or motives.
- He also provides the helpful service of describing the contents of such cryptofascist films as Chuck Norris's “Invasion U.S.A.,” sparing the reader the ordeal of actually having to watch them.1988 January 10, Peter Brunette, “Democracy Goes to the Movies”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

From crypto- + fascist.

What does crypto-fascist mean?: Crypto-fascist means a person whose fascist views or motives are kept private or secret.
What part of speech is crypto-fascist?: Crypto-fascist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of crypto-fascist?: The plural of crypto-fascist is crypto-fascists.

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