a form of radical authoritarian ultranationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and control of industry and commerce, which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe

Fascism (/ˈfʃɪzəm/) is a form of radical authoritarian ultranationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and control of industry and commerce, which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.

a political philosophy, movement, or regime

On Losing Beliefs and... 'Fascism is a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of...

a political ideology whose mythic core in whose mythic core's various permutations is a palingenetic form of populist ultra-nationalism

Griffin argues that the above definition can be condensed into one sentence: 'Fascism is a political ideology whose mythic core in whose mythic core's various permutations is a palingenetic form of populist ultra-nationalism.

a political ideology that consists of an all powering totalitarian government, which has total control of the people, the nation and the economy

Fascism is a political ideology that consists of an all powering totalitarian government, which has total control of the people, the nation and the economy.

a political ideology that contends that the embodiment of a nation’s will is contained within a single man

Fascism is a political ideology that contends that the embodiment of a nation’s will is contained within a single man.

a form of extreme right-wing ideology that celebrates the nation or the race as an organic community transcending all other loyalties

Fascism is a form of extreme right-wing ideology that celebrates the nation or the race as an organic community transcending all other loyalties.

a political ideology with several distinctive features

Fascism is a political ideology with several distinctive features.

the doctrine best adapted to represent the tendencies and the aspirations of a people, like the people of Italy, who are rising again after many centuries of abasement and foreign servitude

Fascism is the doctrine best adapted to represent the tendencies and the aspirations of a people, like the people of Italy, who are rising again after many centuries of abasement and foreign servitude.