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FASCISM
fas·cism
Pronunciation:
'fa-"shi-z&m also 'fa-"si-
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian fascismo, from fascio bundle, fasces,
group, from Latin fascis bundle & fasces fasces
1 often capitalized : a political philosophy,
movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often
race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic
government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social
regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
2 : a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong
autocratic or dictatorial control <early instances of army fascism
and brutality -- J. W. Aldridge>
- fas·cist /-shist
also -sist/ noun or adjective, often
capitalized
- fas·cis·tic /fa-'shis-tik
also -'sis-/ adjective, often capitalized
- fas·cis·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/
adverb, often capitalized
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COMMUNISM
com·mu·nism
Pronunciation:
'käm-y&-"ni-z&m
Function: noun
Etymology: French communisme, from commun common
1 a : a theory advocating elimination of private property
b : a system in which goods are owned in
common and are available to all as needed
2 capitalized a : a doctrine based on
revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism that was the official
ideology of the U.S.S.R. b : a totalitarian system of
government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned
means of production c : a final stage of society in Marxist
theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are
distributed equitably d :
communist systems collectively.
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