goosesteps
Rigid military parade
Goosesteps is the third-person singular of goosestep, a military marching style where the legs swing forward stiffly without bending at the knee.
The gait resembles a goose's walk.
Associated with German and Soviet military parades, goosestepping now often connotes fascism or authoritarian display: The dictator's army goosesteps past the reviewing stand.
Ceremonial public procession
- drillHole-boring device
- formationCreation or arrangement
- marchRhythmic group walk
- regimentColonel-led military unit
infantry · battalion · platoon · cadence · precision · troops · soldiers · synchronization
Ultranationalist dictatorial political system
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- NaziGerman fascist party member
Third Reich · propaganda · regime · oppression · militarism · nationalism · indoctrination · Nuremberg
Temporal coordination
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- conformityAdherence to norms
- lockstepRigid synchronized movement
- unisonSimultaneous identical action
coordination · alignment · regimentation · discipline · orderliness · rigidity · exactness · uniformed
Source of potential harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- displayPresentation for viewing
force · subjugation · terror · coercion · showmanship · posturing · provocation · defiance
parade
Ceremonial public procession
regiment · infantry · battalion · platoon · cadence · precision · troops · soldiers · synchronization · ceremony
fascism
Ultranationalist dictatorial political system
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
Nazi · Third Reich · propaganda · regime · oppression · militarism · nationalism · indoctrination · Nuremberg · rally
synchrony
Temporal coordination
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- conformityAdherence to norms
- lockstepRigid synchronized movement
unison · coordination · alignment · regimentation · discipline · orderliness · rigidity · exactness · uniformed · identical
menace
Source of potential harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
display · force · subjugation · terror · coercion · showmanship · posturing · provocation · defiance · demonstration