goose-step
Stiff-legged march
Goose-step is a military marching style where legs swing stiffly forward without bending at the knee, resembling a goose's gait.
Associated most strongly with Nazi Germany and authoritarian regimes, it now carries sinister or fascist connotations: The protesters accused police of goose-stepping toward dictatorship.
As a verb: Soldiers goose-stepped past the reviewing stand.
Ultranationalist dictatorial political system
- NazismGerman fascist totalitarianism
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
despotism · autocracy · militarism · oppression · suppression · jackboot · Third Reich · Wehrmacht
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- formationCreation or arrangement
- drillHole-boring device
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
infantry · platoon · regiment · battalion · column · rank · file · parade ground
Ceremonial public procession
- spectacleVisually striking event
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
synchronization · choreography · uniformity · drill · coordination · showmanship · pomp · fanfare
Operated by machinery
- roboticStiff and unemotional
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- formalFollowing strict protocol
strict · disciplined · regimented · unbending · inflexible · stilted · jerky · unnatural
Source of potential harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- show of forceIntimidating display of power
fear · coercion · bullying · hostility · provocation · saber-rattling · posturing · swagger
fascism
Ultranationalist dictatorial political system
- NazismGerman fascist totalitarianism
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
tyranny · despotism · autocracy · militarism · oppression · suppression · jackboot · Third Reich · Wehrmacht · Gestapo
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
soldiers · infantry · platoon · regiment · battalion · column · rank · file · parade ground · military parade
parade
Ceremonial public procession
- spectacleVisually striking event
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
precision · synchronization · choreography · uniformity · drill · coordination · showmanship · pomp · fanfare · exhibition
mechanical
Operated by machinery
- roboticStiff and unemotional
- preciseExactly correct, no error
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
formal · strict · disciplined · regimented · unbending · inflexible · stilted · jerky · unnatural · high-stepping
menace
Source of potential harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
show of force · fear · coercion · bullying · hostility · provocation · saber-rattling · posturing · swagger · defiance
- Nazi GermanyAdolf Hitler, Hitler, Nazi, Nazis, Nazi Party
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
goose-stepstraggle
Fall behind scattered
wander · mill about · disperse · scatter · break ranks
goose-steppeace march
Organized walk opposing violence
freedom march · civil rights march · Salt March · protest march · Selma march