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antifa

antifa

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A group that opposes fascism and far-right politics
  • noun
  • /ænˈtiˌfɑ/
translation icon : movimiento antifa
  • She identifies as a member of antifa and participates in actions against racism and far-right extremism.
  • antifa protesters
  • antifa activists
  • antifa movement

It was either Antifa who did all this or it was the FBI.

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Examples

  • Do you see a parallel between Antifa and the fascists that they claim to be fighting?

  • Now, Andy is the New York Times bestselling author of Unmasked Inside Antifa's radical plan to destroy democracy.

  • We have a group in America today, Antifa...

  • What would you say is the ideology of Antifa?

  • I think what I appreciate about him speaking out more now about Antifa is like it's bringing attention more to this extremist movement.

  • I remember watching prior to your incident, footage of these Antifa protesters in Portland blocking off streets and directing traffic.

  • Why do you think it's so hard to call out groups like Antifa and, and other what are supposedly left aligned groups causing havoc?

  • Who is fueling or funding the groups loosely called Antifa?

  • The antifa group organized a rally to protest against fascist ideologies in the city.

  • Many antifa activists believe in using direct action to combat hate groups and oppressive regimes.

Synonyms

antifascism
vsantifa
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A movement of people who act against fascism

is a specific political group that uses direct action against fascism and racism

Antonyms

67 7.9

A political system with one strong leader who limits freedoms and stops opponents

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antifa
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Surface Forms

antifa singular
antifas plural

Morphology

antifa = anti-fascist (semi-transparent) = anti + fa

The movement name comes from the clipped form anti-fascist, but the shortened label is not compositionally transparent on its own.

Etymology

Antifa as a name for a movement is short for anti- 'against' and fascist from 'fascism', originally used in Germany for groups that fought fascism. So antifa means a group or movement that acts to oppose fascism and far-right ideas.