postfascist

See also: post-fascist and post-Fascist

English

Alternative forms

• post-fascist, post-Fascist

Etymology

From post- +‎ fascist.

Adjective

postfascist (not comparable)

1. After fascism; of or pertaining to postfascism. [20th c.]

   Antonym: prefascist

   • 2022 September 21, Jason Horowitz, “Hobbits and the Hard Right: How Fantasy Inspires Italy’s Potential New Leader”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     But in Italy, the adventures of Bilbo Baggins and the maps of Mordor have informed generations of post-Fascist youths, including Ms. Meloni, who, the latest polls strongly suggest, will emerge from the election on Sunday as Italy’s first female prime minister — and the first descended from post-Fascist roots.

Translations

after fascism; of or pertaining to postfascism

• German: postfaschistisch
• Hungarian: posztfasiszta
• Italian: postfascista (it) m or f

Noun

postfascist (plural postfascists)

1. A follower of postfascism. [20th c.]
   • 2020, David Broder, First They Took Rome: How the Populist Right Conquered Italy‎^[2], Verso Books, →ISBN:

     Yet Bossi's initial promise that he would ‘never’ join a government that included postfascists proved short-lived.

Related terms

• postfascism

Translations

follower of postfascism

• German: Postfaschist m, Postfaschistin f