often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition:
a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control
He is one of very few in Congress who are actually speaking up and questioning O's authority