Fascist

[Couch Potatoe]

Someone who believes in a totalitarian state rule by a supreme leader (dictator) who controls everything possible and treats people harshly -- to gain the leaders own success,* to foment an aggressive military nationalism, and to promote a Social Darwinist belief that hard life strengthens the state by weeding out the weak.

A lesser authority (corporation, mayor, cop, boss, parent) who legally issues harsh, burdensome, micro-managing, insensitive, or uncaring orders -- especially when they know, or should know, that their goals can be accomplished with more autonomy and much less hardship or distress.

A harsh and probably murderous kind of dictator; a fascist dictator as opposed to a benign dictator.

If applied unfairly, a parent authority who is doing their job within reason, but their teen either doesnt agree with their agenda (10 PM curfew to help perform well in morning school), or is insincerely asserting their parent to be a harsh disciplinarian, in order to bond socially with friends.

If capitalized, is the name of the historic Italian Fascist political party. Benito Mussolini (Il Duce - The Leader) was the Fascist founder and Prime Minister from 1922 to 1943, who built a cult of personality around himself using false media propaganda that he was always right, killed those relatively few unbrainwashed who opposed him, and unified Italy for an incompetent war to retake much of the old Roman empire. Apologists encapsulated their approval of his social control-freakery in the saying, Il Duce made the trains run on time.

Background:
fascist connotates an official form of antisocial behavior, if society is understood to have valid comfort needs not met by a harsh authoritarian work ethic or supervision style.
fascist has general application to the misuse of hierarchical power in government, business, and religion, as well as to all other levels of society. As the global population increases, it will continue as one of the futures most important social issues.
fascist behavior can be observed in some form in everyday life, but is especially obvious on TV when ordered by right-wing politicians, mean bosses, and greedy corporations. Parents can be both fairly or unfairly labeled, because some parents are minor fascists, yet teens cant always tell what is fascist over-control, from what is just good parenting.
Near-synonyms:
Many folks should have said fascist, if they misused nazi in poor taste, since the latter is properly reserved for genocide and extermination concerns only.
fascist is different from racist, though racists are often fascists as well. But there are several nation-state military examples where the races have worked together to control the population in arguably fascist or at least military styles.
Unwary citizens can be duped by two-faced cryptofascist policies. For example, people in a dangerous neighborhood might accept a policy of police searching all houses for weapons. But the real purpose of the searches might be to locate books supporting the political opposition, and to intimidate or arrest people found nearby. Mussolini was the original cryptofascist, because he started his political life as a Socialist, and then turned against his former political friends when he came into power as a Fascist.

[Rihanna]

A person or political party with extreme rightwing views, often including racism, nationalism and complete obedience to authority.

[Donald Trump]

Relating to the ancient Roman word fasces, which is a word for a bundle of sticks and an axehead paraded by the Roman government, fascism is a word commonly annotated with evil.
Coined by Benito Mussolini after transferring from Socialism, the term Fascist refers to an extreme right-wing supporter who believes in either a Totalitarian or Authoritarian governmental structure.
The term was loosely stretched to cover Naziism, and since the end of WWII has come to be a derogatory insult flung between politicians and blue-collar workers alike.

[Tina]

A supporter of a form of government characterized by the merging of business leadership and the state, rigid one-party rule by the extreme right-wing emphasizing strong centralized power, with militarism, an aggressive nationalism, and the suppression of all opposition.
Key elements of a fascist state were exhibited both in Mussolinis Italy and Hitlers Germany.
Fascism By The Numbers:

Corporate Dominance of Law and Society
Military Supremacy in Funding and Policy
Reckless Nationalism in Foreign Affairs
Suppression of Organized Labor
Unification By Fear and Hatred
Expansion of Prisons and Prison Sentences
Usurpation of Power and Authority
Abuse of Human Rights at Home and Abroad
Religious Zealotry in Government and Military
Alliance with a Tightly Controlled Mass Media

The following statements illustrate the fascist mindset:
Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country. -- Hermann Goering, Sr. Advisor to Adolph Hitler
The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly…it must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over. -- Joseph Goebbels, Senior Advisor to Adolph Hitler

[Donald Trump]

Viz. [George W. Bush].

[Tanya Shivari]

A synonym for United States Republican Party, Grand Old Party (GOP), and Conservatives.

Refer to other definitions for a more specific definition of fascist.

[Becky]

a word generally used to describe non-communist dictatorships

[Jessica]

An extreme form of government that is controlled by a dictator. The dictator rules with an iron fist, often through terror, violence, and racism.

[Jessica]

Viz. [George W. Bush].

[Dave Paprocki]

[Anyone] you dont [agree] with.

[Dianne]

An advocate or follower of the political philosophy or system of fascism.

[Magaret]

Well to [simplify] a [fascist] to someone who is intolerable of someones opinions. Its also a word that [liberals] like to mindlessly throw without even knowing the meaning.

[Rihanna]

In a nutshell, one who believes that everything is absolute, that the best way to [reate] a [manageable] society is to have one man/group/belief in control of all aspects of life, that opposition to this belief must be promptly [exterminated], and that something (usually whatever opposes these aforementioned beliefs) is the reason for the problems in (your country here).

[Tariq Zaki]

based on or supporting fascism: