Phrase guide

social fascism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

social democracy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, uncountable

Qualifier: far-left politics

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Calque of German Sozialfaschismus and/or Russian социал-фашизм (social-fašizm), terms that gained currency during the Weimar years.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: sociaal-fascisme — derogatory Communist term for social democracy
  • German: Sozialfaschismus — derogatory Communist term for social democracy
  • Hungarian: szociálfasizmus — derogatory Communist term for social democracy
  • Russian: социал-фашизм (social-fašizm) — derogatory Communist term for social democracy
  • Turkish: sosyal faşizm — derogatory Communist term for social democracy