Etymology

social fascism

Today it means: social democracy Full definition →

German Sozialfaschismus ← Russian социал-фашизм
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  1. Russian · calque ofсоциал-фашизм
  2. German · calque ofSozialfaschismus
  3. English todaysocial fascism

Calque of German Sozialfaschismus and/or Russian социал-фашизм (social-fašizm), terms that gained currency during the Weimar years.

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