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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

The glamorous Diana left her first husband for the British fascist leader Oswald Mosley, whom she married in 1936.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 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

But here is another place where, through the life of this guy, you can see how the American experience in a different region, the West, might have predicted or influenced fascist ideas.

From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026

Park's dad had decided to be a fascist about Park's driver's license; he'd announced last night that Park had to learn to drive a stick first.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

Merchandise available on Count Binface's website includes T-shirts with the slogan "I fight fascists and extortionate croissants".

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

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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