Spanish Conversation · Level 24
88 words
Spanish word
fascista
Pronunciation
IPA/fasˈθista/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)fascist
Example
Él es fascista.
He is a fascist.
More examples
Los fascistas negaron las acusaciones.
The fascists denied the accusations.
Core concept
Supporter or member of a fascist movement favoring strong central control and exclusionary national identity.
Common phrases
los fascistas
the fascists
varios fascistas
several fascists
Similar words
nazi: Endorses Nazism and the racial persecution central to that movement.
dictador: Exercises absolute personal rule over a country without democratic limits.
extremista: Holds radical political views that reject mainstream democratic norms.
ultranacionalista: Promotes intense nationalism that claims ethnic or cultural superiority.
Definition in Spanish
Persona identificada con ideas fascistas que favorece el control autoritario del Estado y un nacionalismo excluyente.
Word origin
Borrowed from Italian fascista, built on fascio 'bundle' (Latin fasces), the term came to denote followers of Mussolini's movement and analogous political groups.
Usage tips
- Fascista works as both a noun and an adjective in Spanish, so it can describe a person or a policy, and its use normally signals a substantive political judgment rather than casual criticism.
Opposites
- antifascistaantifascistnoun
Related words
- fascismofascismnoun