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.