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parafascism

parafascism is the alternative spelling of para-fascism.

Meaning of para-fascism

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

Questions about parafascism

What is parafascism the alternative spelling of?
Parafascism is the alternative spelling of para-fascism.

Words near parafascism in the dictionary

  1. parafalcine
  2. parafango
  3. parafascicular
  4. parafasciole
  5. parafascioles
  6. parafascism
  7. parafasicular
  8. parafeminism
  9. parafencer
  10. parafencing
  11. parafermion

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