postfascist

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adjective

After fascism; of or pertaining to postfascism.

Opposite
First used 20th c.Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivepostfascist (not comparable)

alternative post-fascist · alternative post-Fascist

  1. not comparableAfter fascism; of or pertaining to postfascism.First known use 20th c.
    1 more example

    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.

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

    Antonyms: prefascist

nounpostfascist (plural postfascists)

plural postfascists · alternative post-fascist · alternative post-Fascist

  1. A follower of postfascism.First known use 20th c.

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

    2020, David Broder, First They Took Rome: How the Populist Right Conquered Italy, Verso Books, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAfter fascism; of or pertaining to postfascism.

Opposite

Origin

Translations

German postfaschistisch, Postfaschist
  • postfaschistischafter fascism; of or pertaining to postfascism
  • Postfaschistfollower of postfascism
  • Postfaschistinfollower of postfascism
Hungarian posztfasiszta
  • posztfasisztaafter fascism; of or pertaining to postfascism
Italian postfascista
  • postfascistaafter fascism; of or pertaining to postfascism
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