Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A movement inspired by the tenets and methods of fascism or Nazism.
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- noun A right-wing
political movement inspired byfascism , especially by that of fascist Italy.
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Examples
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Norway, Europe and probably the U.S. will now have anxious debates about xenophobia, populism and the rise of neofascism.
What Is Anders Breivik? Bret Stephens 2011
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I do hope so - as I wrote in the magazine this week, the silence on immigration now has created a golden era for British neofascism.
Cameron has the positioning right - but fiscal questions remain 2010
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I do hope so - as I wrote in the magazine this week, the silence on immigration now has created a golden era for British neofascism.
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In the United States and many parts of Europe, it is far-right parties and even neofascism that are giving the loudest voice to anti-corporatist rage.
Naomi Klein: How Corporate Branding Is Taking Over America 2010
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I write scholarly articles on Fascism and neofascism, including a chapter in the new testimonial book for the guru of fascist studies, Stanley Payne.
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But then I have also written that some relatively tiny totalitarian Christian and Jewish sects qualify as forms of clerical neofascism.
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You obviously have no idea what neofascism is or antidemocracy for that matter!
CNN: Exits Show That Half Of Hillary's Indiana Backers Say They Wouldn't Back Obama Against McCain 2009
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I STRONGLY dislike Hillary Clinton myself but neofascism? fascism is corporate-government.
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And I say this having written scholarly articles stating that some relatively tiny totalitarian Islamic sects - that is s-e-c-t-s - qualify as forms of clerical neofascism.
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Constitution Party would impose a form of theocratic neofascism in the United States.
Chip Berlet: Sarah Palin and Christian Dominionist Theocracy 2008
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