Islamofascism
nounUS /ɪˈslɑ.moʊˌfæʃ.ɪz.əm/
Etymology From Islamo- + fascism.
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Government, Politics US, Derogatory, Offensive Socially repressive or nationalistic Islamic fundamentalism.
- It braces the talk not only of pundits, but of all the major Republican candidates - from the tough guy at one end, Rudy Giuliani, who lambastes Democrats for not using the word or its equivalent, to the "nice" candidate at the other end, Mike Huckabee, who defines Islamofascism as "the greatest threat this country [has] ever faced."2008 January 21, James Carroll, “Carroll: Islamofascism's ill political wind”, in The New York Times:
- Related terms
- Islamofascist, Islamonazism, Islamo-