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Antifascism vs Antifascist - What's the difference?

antifascism | antifascist |

As nouns the difference between antifascism and antifascist

is that antifascism is opposition to fascism while antifascist is a person opposed to the tenets of fascism.

As an adjective antifascist is

opposed to the tenets of fascism.

antifascism

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Opposition to fascism
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 10, author=Maurice Isserman, title=Pathfinders, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In fostering a politics that linked antifascism abroad with antiracism at home, the “radical left” (including but not restricted to Communists) thus “redefined the debate over white supremacy and hastened its end.” }}

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    antifascist

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Opposed to the tenets of fascism.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person opposed to the tenets of fascism.

    • Derived terms

    * premature antifascist