fascistic
Embracing totalitarian control
Fascistic describes something resembling or characteristic of fascism—authoritarian politics, ultranationalism, suppression of opposition, or strongman rule.
The term often appears in political criticism: The regime's fascistic tendencies alarmed international observers.
Unlike *fascist*, which may identify actual ideology, fascistic usually suggests troubling resemblances rather than full alignment: His fascistic rhetoric about enemies of the state.
Rule by one
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- strongmanPowerful lifter or despot
- demagogueManipulative populist leader
dictator · autocrat · duce · caudillo · absolutism · one-party · authoritarianism · undemocratic
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- subjugationForcing into submission
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
intimidation · coercion · crackdown · purge · pogrom · secret-police · blackshirts · brownshirts
Extreme supremacist patriotism
- supremacismIdeology claiming group superiority
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
antisemitism · nativism · jingoism · chauvinism · revanchism · corporatism · syndicalism · fatherland
Rebuilding military capacity
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- paramilitaryUnofficial armed organization
- militarismPro-force national policy
- expansionismPolicy of territorial growth
annexation · invasion · blitzkrieg · aggression · martial · warfare · conquest · imperialism
Systematic uncritical belief instillation
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- rallyGathering for a cause
- spectacleVisually striking event
- saluteGestural sign of honor
sloganeering · symbolism · iconography · fasces · swastika · armband · uniform · pageantry
autocracy
Rule by one
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- strongmanPowerful lifter or despot
demagogue · dictator · autocrat · duce · caudillo · absolutism · one-party · authoritarianism · undemocratic · anti-democratic
repression
Unconscious blocking of thoughts
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- subjugationForcing into submission
brutality · intimidation · coercion · crackdown · purge · pogrom · secret-police · blackshirts · brownshirts · squadrismo
ultranationalism
Extreme supremacist patriotism
- supremacismIdeology claiming group superiority
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
racism · antisemitism · nativism · jingoism · chauvinism · revanchism · corporatism · syndicalism · fatherland · scapegoating
rearmament
Rebuilding military capacity
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
- paramilitaryUnofficial armed organization
- militarismPro-force national policy
expansionism · annexation · invasion · blitzkrieg · aggression · martial · warfare · conquest · imperialism · goose-step
indoctrination
Systematic uncritical belief instillation
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- rallyGathering for a cause
- spectacleVisually striking event
salute · sloganeering · symbolism · iconography · fasces · swastika · armband · uniform · pageantry · loudspeaker
fascisticdemocratic
Government by the people
liberal · libertarian · anti-authoritarian · antifascist · anti-fascist
fascistictolerant
Accepting of differences
inclusive · pluralistic · open-minded · multicultural · cosmopolitan
fascisticconsensual
Involving mutual permission
participatory · collaborative · noncoercive · pacifist · gentle
- fascist regimeDictatorial ultranationalist government
- fascist stateAuthoritarian ultranationalist government
- fascist propagandaPolitical messaging promoting dictatorial ideology
- fascist partyAuthoritarian nationalist political organization
- anti-fascist resistanceOpposition to dictatorial nationalism
- fascist ideologyAuthoritarian ultranationalist political doctrine