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fascista

fascista

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A person who belonged to Mussolini's ruling party in Italy
  • noun
  • /fæˈʃistə/
  • Archaic
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  • Soffici's contribution to the debate on the pages of Critica fascista linked fascism as a movement to fascism as aesthetics.

Examples

  • As a fascista, he strongly believed in the regime's values and policies.

  • And it is also possible to understand the futurists' participation in the debate on the pages of Critica fascista where, for the first time, they presented a "kinder, gentler" version of their movement.

    Academic text (1998)

  • In October of 1926, Giuseppe Bottai, the editor and director of Critica fascista, decided that the time had come to openly discuss what constituted fascist art.

    Academic text (1998)

  • See, for example, Ego Sum Carlo Tresca, 'Il Fascismo,' Il Martello, 12 February 1921. Carlo Tresca, 'Brigantaggio Fascista,' II Martello, 21 October 1922, p. 1.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Many Italians joined the fascista party during Mussolini's rise to power.

  • The fascista ideology promoted nationalism and authoritarianism in Italy.

Surface Forms

fascista singular
fascisti plural

Etymology

Fascista comes from the Italian fascio meaning 'bundle' and from the Latin fasces meaning 'bundle of rods', a symbol of 'power' used by leaders. That's why a fascista became the name for a member of Mussolini's movement, someone who supported strong, united rule.