fascistoid

English

Etymology

From fascist +‎ -oid.

First attested in an article by Geoffrey Pyke in The New Statesman on 5 September 1936.

Adjective

fascistoid (comparative more fascistoid, superlative most fascistoid)

1. Resembling fascism.

   Synonym: fascistic

   • 5 September 1936, Geoffrey Pyke, “Politics and Witchcraft”, in The New Statesman‎^[1], volume 12:

     We must now be prepared, too, for that Puritan reaction here, which seems to accompany all Fascistoid movements.

   • 2002, Claudio Tamburrini, Torbjörn Tännsjö, Values in Sport: Elitism, Nationalism, Gender Equality and the Scientific Manufacturing of Winners:

     In sum, we ought to realise that our enthusiasm for sports heroes is fascistoid in nature.

Translations

Resembling fascism

• Catalan: feixistoide
• French: fascistoïde (fr)
• German: faschistoid (de)
• Italian: fascistoide (it)
• Spanish: fascistoide (es)
• Swedish: fascistoid

Noun

fascistoid (plural fascistoids)

1. A person who holds fascistoid views.
   • 2021, Harold James, “Globalization and Its Neologisms”, in The War of Words: A Glossary of Globalization, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 236:

     The modern fascistoids employ terribly violent language, with often tragic and murderous consequences, but they do not stage invasions and do not really aim at war.

References

• “fascistoid, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.