goosestep
Rigid military stride
Goosestep is a military marching style in which the legs swing stiffly forward without bending at the knee.
Most associated with Nazi Germany and other authoritarian regimes, making it a symbol of militarism and blind obedience: The soldiers goosestepped past the reviewing stand.
The name comes from the rigid, mechanical gait resembling a goose's walk.
Rhythmic group walk
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- drillHole-boring device
- formationCreation or arrangement
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
infantry · regiment · battalion · soldiers · platoon · brigade · squadron · ceremony
Aligning timing across systems
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- lockstepRigid synchronized movement
- unisonSimultaneous identical action
coordination · uniformity · alignment · timing · discipline · rigidity · stiffness · exactness
Ultranationalist dictatorial political system
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- NazismGerman fascist totalitarianism
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
oppression · tyranny · propaganda · Third Reich · militarism · despotism · terror · suppression
Ceremonial public procession
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- displayPresentation for viewing
- pompOstentatious display of dignity
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
procession · fanfare · demonstration · Red Square · Pyongyang · showcase · performance · nationalism
march
Rhythmic group walk
troops · infantry · regiment · battalion · soldiers · platoon · brigade · squadron · ceremony · review
synchronization
Aligning timing across systems
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- lockstepRigid synchronized movement
unison · coordination · uniformity · alignment · timing · discipline · rigidity · stiffness · exactness · conformity
fascism
Ultranationalist dictatorial political system
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- NazismGerman fascist totalitarianism
dictatorship · oppression · tyranny · propaganda · Third Reich · militarism · despotism · terror · suppression · coercion
parade
Ceremonial public procession
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- displayPresentation for viewing
- pompOstentatious display of dignity
ceremony · procession · fanfare · demonstration · Red Square · Pyongyang · showcase · performance · nationalism · propaganda