crypto-fascist

See also: cryptofascist

English

Alternative forms

• cryptofascist

Etymology

crypto- +‎ fascist

Noun

crypto-fascist (plural crypto-fascists)

1. A person whose fascist views or motives are kept private or secret.
   • 1947 October 27, Claude Pepper, quotee, “Pepper Asks Fight to Save Liberties”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The American people will no longer retreat from “crypto-fascists” attacking their civil liberties, but will stand and fight for basic democracy, Senator Claude Pepper, Democrat, of Florida, declared yesterday at the closing session of the conference on cultural freedom and civil liberties at the Hotel Commodore.

Translations

a person who holds fascist views secretely

• French: cryptofasciste (fr) m or f
• Italian: criptofascista m or f
• Portuguese: criptofascista m or f
• Swedish: kryptofascist c

Adjective

crypto-fascist (comparative more crypto-fascist, superlative most crypto-fascist)

1. Having private or secret fascist views or motives.
   • 1988 January 10, Peter Brunette, “Democracy Goes to the Movies”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     He also provides the helpful service of describing the contents of such cryptofascist films as Chuck Norris's “Invasion U.S.A.,” sparing the reader the ordeal of actually having to watch them.

Related terms

• crypto-fascism

Translations

secretly holding fascist views

• French: cryptofasciste (fr) m or f
• Italian: criptofascista
• Portuguese: criptofascista