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ecofascist

ecofascist noun: a proponent of ecofascism.

Noun

ecofascist (plural ecofascists)

  1. A proponent of ecofascism.
    • Mr. Bookchin, in turn, called deep ecologists "eco-fascists," partly because they wanted to limit the population radically.2006 August 7, Douglas Martin, “Murray Bookchin, 85, Writer, Activist and Ecology Theorist, Dies”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    • This brand of environmentalism only emboldens ecofascists who rightly claim that shopping green can never stop the ecological crisis. And yet, ecofascists are wrong to suggest that the suspension of democracy is the only alternative.2010 September 16, Micah White, “An alternative to the new wave of ecofascism”, in The Guardian

Adjective

ecofascist (comparative more ecofascist, superlative most ecofascist)

  1. Relating to ecofascism.
    • Representatives of this line of thought around the world are, in many cases, echoing eco-fascist ideas that themselves are rooted in an earlier age of blood-and-soil nationalism.2021 November 21, Oliver Milman, “Climate denial is waning on the right. What’s replacing it might be just as scary”, in The Guardian

Forms of ecofascist

Noun
pluralecofascists
alternative formeco-fascist
Adjective
comparativemore ecofascist
superlativemost ecofascist

Origin of ecofascist

From eco- + fascist.

Questions about ecofascist

What does ecofascist mean?
Ecofascist means a proponent of ecofascism.
What part of speech is ecofascist?
Ecofascist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of ecofascist?
The plural of ecofascist is ecofascists.

Words near ecofascist in the dictionary

  1. ecofacts
  2. ecofactual
  3. ecofanatic
  4. ecofanatics
  5. ecofascism
  6. ecofascist
  7. ecofascistic
  8. ecofascists
  9. ecofeminism
  10. ecofeminisms
  11. ecofeminist

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