prefascist

Prior to fascism.

Adjective

  1. Prior to fascism.
    • In the political life of prefascist Italy personal relationships were more important than group ideals or programs of cooperative action. - 1945 December 28, American Historical Association, “From “Geographical...
    • To anticipate the discussion, I believe that the Moorian and Weberian arguments are quite convincing as descriptions of the social and political structure of prefascist Germany. - 2019, Dylan Riley, chapter 5, in The...

    Antonyms: postfascist

Origin

From pre- + fascist.

Forms

pre-fascist

Noun

  1. A person with leanings or beliefs resembling fascism prior to the founding of fascism in 1919.

    Synonyms: protofascist

Forms

prefascists pre-fascist

Related

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