red fascist
- noun
- Offensive
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fascista rojo
- His opponents derided him as a red fascist because of his uncompromising policies.
Examples
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She rejected the label of red fascist, insisting her actions were in defense of democracy.
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Many critics labeled the regime a red fascist government.
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Some accused the government of acting like a red fascist regime during the crackdown.
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Some people consider him a red fascist for his extreme views.
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His opponents derided him as a red fascist because of his uncompromising policies.
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Some accused the government of acting like a red fascist regime during the crackdown.
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Some people consider him a red fascist for his extreme views.
Synonyms
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A person who wants a strict, controlling government and who may use force against people who disagree
A person who supports very strict social rules and refuses to accept people who are different
Antonyms
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Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'red' used politically (communist/leftist) combined with 'fascist' yields the sense 'a fascist who is on the political left' or a left‑wing authoritarian. A B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings can reasonably infer this derogatory meaning without prior exposure, as the label follows normal compounding and occurs similarly in other languages.
Etymology
Red fascist joins red, the colour of left political movements, with fascist, a word for cruel, dictator-like rulers. People use this picture to call someone a 'left' politician who acts like a 'dictator', so the term is an insult meaning 'a leftist who rules harshly'.