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The word fascist is derived from the Italian fascio, which refers to what ancient symbol?

fascist

[fash-ist] / ˈfΓ¦Κƒ Ιͺst /




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Despite being elected to represent fewer than 1,000 people, his forenames being those of two notorious fascist dictators has drawn outsized international attention to the small corner of the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

There unfolds a somewhat Wodehousian investigation involving undercover spies and scheming holdovers from Oswald Mosley’s disgraced fascist party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

In “Forging Democracy: The History of the Left in Europe, 1850–2000,” Geoff Eley writes that fascist violence was directed first and foremost against the organized working class and its institutions.

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026

All these are not specific to fascism, but they certainly do belong in the fascist mixture, so to speak.

From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026

Still, across South America, Nazi and fascist sympathizers were commonplace.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

And because ultimately, we cannot have plenty of “first” fascists, I would say the title is more for the sake of argument.

From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026

Tolkien, a scholar of Old English, studied the “theory of courage” found in poems such as the ancient epic “Beowulf,” redeeming what he called the “noble northern spirit” from the fascists who would pervert it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

Director Raoul Peck, a consistently sharp exfoliator of tricky subjects, turns his movie into both a historical primer of the author’s eventful life and a guide to recognizing tomorrow’s fascists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025

Hundreds of Spanish fascists marched through Madrid on Friday, a day after the country marked the 50th anniversary of divisive right-wing former dictator Francisco Franco's death.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

The song is about Italy’s freedom from invading Nazi fascists.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti


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