fäˈshēs(ˌ)tä noun
( plural fascis·ti -(ˌ)tē)
Etymology: Italian
1. usually capitalized : a member of an Italian political organization that was founded in 1919 and was dedicated to violently nationalistic and totalitarian principles and that under Benito Mussolini gained control of Italy and reorganized its political and social structure to accord with fascism — compare blackshirt
2. : a member of an organization similar to that of the Italian Fascisti : fascist