fascist

adj

1. Of or relating to fascism.
2. Supporting the principles of fascism.

   “Under demagogues such as Donald Trump in the U.S., Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, Recep Erdoğan in Turkey, Narendra Modi in India and Viktor Orbán in Hungary, a moral abyss has emerged in which state violence, widespread repression and a surge of lawlessness against those considered disposable have become the hallmark of an updated fascist politics.”

3. (figuratively, informal)Unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict.

   “I have a fascist boss.”

4. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the Kingdom of Italy from 1922–1943.

   “In May 1929 Hitler successfully prosecuted a libel action against right-wing and left-wing opponents who had accused him of ‘betraying’ the South Tyrol in return for Fascist gold.”

   “By the late 1930s Rome had new Fascist bridges, a new university, four new post offices and a number of new ministry buildings, which included, on Via Veneto, the Ministry of Corporations, that were to be Fascism’s answer to capitalist exploitation and Marxist class hatred.”

noun

1. A proponent of fascism.

   “Mussolini was a fascist well known for his repression of criticism and totalitarian government.”

   “Fascist? I'm not fascist. You're the fascist!”

   “[I]f I can shoot rabbits / Then I can shoot fascists.”

   “Thursday's long-awaited relocation fulfils a key pledge of the socialist government, which said Spain should not continue to glorify a fascist who ruled the country for nearly four decades.”

2. (attributive, historical, sometimes)A member of the National Fascist Party in Italy from 1922 to 1943.
3. (attributive, historical, sometimes)Synonym of Nazi.

   “The Fascists invaded the USSR, they occupied many cities, they killed millions of people, they destroyed half the country.”