As nouns the difference between fascism and communist
is that fascism is while communist is a member of a (nominally) communist party.
As an adjective communist is
relating to a (nominally) communist party.
fascism
English
Noun
(en-noun)
(historical) A political regime, having totalitarian aspirations, ideologically based on a relationship between business and the centralized government, business-and-government control of the market place, repression of criticism or opposition, a leader cult and exalting the state and/or religion above individual rights. Originally only applied (usually capitalized) to (Benito Mussolini)'s Italy.
By vague analogy, any system of strong autocracy or oligarchy usually to the extent of bending and breaking the law, race-baiting and violence against largely unarmed populations.
Derived terms
* anti-fascism
* fascist, fascistic, fascistically
* fascistoid
* Islamofascism, Islamic fascism
* neofascism
* technofascism
Antonyms
* Anti-fascism
See also
* authoritarianism
* Blackshirt
* Brownshirt
* Nazism, Naziism, National Socialism
* totalitarianism
communist
English
Adjective
(head)
Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.
Noun
(
en noun)
An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.
(nonstandard) Any revolutionary or subversive radical.