"protofascist" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: proto-fascist [alternative]
Etymology: From proto- + fascist. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|proto|fascist}} proto- + fascist Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} protofascist (not comparable)
  1. (politics) Showing the beginnings of fascism. Tags: not-comparable Hypernyms: prefascist
    Sense id: en-protofascist-en-adj-MKq~b3~O Categories (other): Politics, English terms prefixed with proto-, Fascism Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with proto-: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Fascism: 42 30 28 Topics: government, politics

Noun

Forms: protofascists [plural], proto-fascist [alternative]
Etymology: From proto- + fascist. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|proto|fascist}} proto- + fascist Head templates: {{en-noun}} protofascist (plural protofascists)
  1. (historical) One whose beliefs resembled fascism before the founding of fascism in 1919. Tags: historical Synonyms: prefascist
    Sense id: en-protofascist-en-noun-GlaCVe2Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with proto-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 41 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with proto-: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 45 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 43 28
  2. (derogatory) One whose opinions or policies show the beginnings of fascism. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-protofascist-en-noun-SQ15iXBo Categories (other): English terms prefixed with proto- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with proto-: 36 36 28

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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