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para-fascism

Syllables: pa·ra-fasc·i·sm/ˌpæɹəˈfæʃɪz(ə)m/US/ˌpɛɹəˈfæʃˌɪzəm/

para-fascism noun: a social order giving off impressions of being dynamically fascist and populist, but trying to abstain from its most radical practices.

Noun

para-fascism (uncountable)

  1. A social order giving off impressions of being dynamically fascist and populist, but trying to abstain from its most radical practices.
    • Portugal, Austria, Greece, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, the Baltic States, all provide examples of this Ersatz fascism, or what might be termed 'para-fascism'.1996, Gunter Berghaus, Günter Berghaus, Fascism and Theatre: Comparative Studies on the Aesthetics and Politics of Performance in Europe, 1925-1945, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page 19
    • It is perhaps too early to say how Spanish para-fascism differed from (national-) Catholicism in its treatment of the foreign.2010 October 27, C. Rundle, K. Sturge, Translation Under Fascism, Springer, →ISBN, page 113

Synonyms of para-fascism

Forms of para-fascism

alternative formparafascism
alternative formpara-Fascism

Origin of para-fascism

From para- (prefix meaning ‘alongside, beside’) + fascism.

Words formed from para-fascism

Questions about para-fascism

What does para-fascism mean?
Para-fascism means a social order giving off impressions of being dynamically fascist and populist, but trying to abstain from its most radical practices.
What part of speech is para-fascism?
Para-fascism is a noun.
How do you pronounce para-fascism?
Para-fascism is pronounced /ˌpæɹəˈfæʃɪz(ə)m/ (UK).

Words near para-fascism in the dictionary

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  2. para-biathlon
  3. para-communism
  4. para-dressage
  5. para-equestrian
  6. para-fascism
  7. para-fascist
  8. para-fascists
  9. para-frag
  10. para-frags
  11. para-hockey

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