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facism (noun)

a government system led by a dictator having complete power and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism

fascism origin

1835-1845 < Italian (fascio=bundle)

communism (noun)

system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, with actual ownership ascribed to the state

communism origin

1835-45 < French (comes from the word "common")

democracy (noun)

a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their freely elected agents

democracy origin

1525-35 < Mid French < Late Latin < Greek (démokratía = popular government)

socialism (noun)

system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole

socialism origin

1830-40

totalitarianism (noun)

absolute control of the state

totalitarianism origin

1920-25

dictator (noun)

a rule who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government

dictator origin

1350-1400; Middle English < Latin ("speak")

orthodox (adjective)

of the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.

orthodox origin

1575-85 < Late Latin ("right in religion") < Late Greek

etymology (noun)

the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history

etymology origin

late Middle English < Old French < Latin < Greek ("true")

entomology (noun)

the branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects

entomology origin

mid 18th century < French < Greek

emetology (noun)

the branch of science concerned with puke and puking

emetology origin

English < Ancient Greek