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/ˌpæɹəˈfæʃɪz(ə)m/ · noun
(fascism) A social order giving off impressions of being dynamically fascist and populist, but trying to abstain from its most radical practices..
Portugal, Austria, Greece, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, the Baltic States, all provide examples of this Ersatz fascism, or what might be termed 'para-fascism'.
It is perhaps too early to say how Spanish para-fascism differed from (national-) Catholicism in its treatment of the foreign.
Use para-fascism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Para-fascism means (fascism) A social order giving off impressions of being dynamically fascist and populist, but trying to abstain from its most radical practices..
Common synonyms include pseudo-fascism, semi-fascism.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Portugal, Austria, Greece, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, the Baltic States, all provide examples of this Ersatz fascism, or what might be termed 'para-fascism'.
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