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fascist

/ˈfæʃɪst/noun, adjective

उच्चारण फ़ैशिस्ट

फ़ासीवादी

Core word

noun, adjective
  1. 1

    a person who supports fascism; connected with fascism (an extreme right-wing political system)

    फ़ासीवादी

    • a fascist regime
    • The museum explains how a fascist regime took power.
    • The book describes the rise of a fascist party in Europe.
    + 2 more examples
    • Historians study how fascist leaders used propaganda.
    • He was accused of holding fascist views.

    Synonyms authoritarian dictatorial totalitarian

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

a fascist (noun, countable)

As a noun, fascist names a person who supports fascism, and it takes a or an in the singular.

संज्ञा के रूप में 'fascist' फ़ासीवाद के समर्थक को दर्शाता है और एकवचन में a या an के साथ आता है।

  • Historians describe him as a fascist.
  • The fascists came to power through violence.

fascist + noun (adjective use)

As an adjective, fascist describes governments, ideas or methods that follow fascism.

Adjective के रूप में 'fascist' उन सरकारों, विचारों या तरीकों का वर्णन करता है जो फ़ासीवाद पर आधारित हों।

  • The fascist regime banned all opposition parties.
  • Textbooks explain fascist ideas in the context of World War II.

fascist + of + country/period

Write fascist before the noun, or use of to place a movement in a country or period.

'Fascist' संज्ञा से पहले लिखें, या देश अथवा काल बताने के लिए 'of' का प्रयोग करें।

  • The fascists of Italy were led by Mussolini.
  • Fascist propaganda controlled the newspapers.

capital F for a named party

Write Fascist with a capital F only for the specific Italian party; use a small f for the general meaning.

केवल इटली की विशिष्ट पार्टी के लिए capital F वाला 'Fascist' लिखें; सामान्य अर्थ के लिए small f।

  • The Fascist Party ruled Italy from 1922.
  • Not every dictator is a fascist.
+Collocations 4

fascist + noun

regimedictatorideologystatepropaganda

  • The fascist regime sent its critics to prison camps.

adjective + fascist

formerso-calledneo-extremeopen

  • Many neo-fascists use the internet to spread their views.

verb + fascist

fightdefeatopposeresistcondemn

  • Allied armies fought the fascist powers in Europe.

fascist + movement/rule

movementpartyruleleadergovernment

  • The fascist movement grew during the economic crisis of the 1930s.
“More examples 5
  • The history paper asked how fascist governments gained power in Europe.

इतिहास के प्रश्नपत्र में पूछा गया कि यूरोप में फ़ासीवादी सरकारें सत्ता में कैसे आईं।

  • Radhika wrote an essay on the rise of fascist ideas after the First World War.

राधिका ने प्रथम विश्व युद्ध के बाद फ़ासीवादी विचारों के उदय पर निबंध लिखा।

  • Fascist rulers often punished free speech.

फ़ासीवादी शासक प्रायः अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता को दंडित करते थे।

  • The film shows a family living under a fascist state.

फ़िल्म एक ऐसे परिवार को दिखाती है जो फ़ासीवादी राज्य में रह रहा है।

  • Some leaders were called fascists by their opponents, but they rejected the label.

कुछ नेताओं को उनके विरोधी फ़ासीवादी कहते थे, पर उन्होंने इस नाम को अस्वीकार किया।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ Mussolini was a fascism.

✓ Mussolini was a fascist.

A person who supports fascism is a fascist; fascism is the idea, not the person.

फ़ासीवाद का समर्थक व्यक्ति 'fascist' होता है; 'fascism' विचारधारा का नाम है, व्यक्ति का नहीं।

✗ He has a fascist views.

✓ He has fascist views.

Views is plural, so the article a cannot be used before it.

'Views' बहुवचन है, इसलिए उससे पहले article 'a' नहीं आ सकता।

✗ The fascism regime banned all parties.

✓ The fascist regime banned all parties.

Before a noun use the adjective fascist, not the noun fascism.

संज्ञा से पहले adjective 'fascist' आता है, संज्ञा 'fascism' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Fascist and authoritarian are related, but fascist is narrower and more specific.

Fascist और authoritarian संबंधित हैं, पर fascist अधिक सीमित और विशिष्ट है।

fascist

Supports extreme nationalism, one-party rule and the crushing of opposition.

अति-राष्ट्रवाद, एक-दलीय शासन और विरोध के दमन का समर्थक।

  • The fascist state controlled schools and the press.

dictator

A ruler with total power; the word does not say what ideas he follows.

पूर्ण शक्ति वाला शासक; यह शब्द उसकी विचारधारा नहीं बताता।

  • The dictator ruled for thirty years.
◇Word family
fascism noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam

General knowledge

Fascism was led by Mussolini in Italy (1922 to 1943).

फ़ासीवाद का नेतृत्व इटली में Mussolini ने किया (1922 से 1943)।