I’ve often used www.dictionary.com when I want a definition in a hurry. For the record, here is their definition of ‘fascist’ which sounds to be pretty much in lockstep with google....
1. a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
2. (often initial capital letter) a member of a fascist movement or party.
3. a person who is dictatorial or has extreme right-wing views.
Word Origin and History for fas-cist
1921, from Italian partito nazionale fascista, the anti-communist political movement organized 1919 under Benito Mussolini (1883-1945); from Italian fascio “group, association,” literally “bundle” (see fasces ).
With fascism, originally used in English in its Italian form, as an Italian word. [Fowler: “Whether this full anglicization of the words is worth while cannot be decided till we know whether the things are to be temporary or permanent in England” — probably an addition to the 1930 reprint, retained in 1944 U.S. edition.] Fasci “groups of men organized for political purposes” had been a feature of Sicily since c.1895, and the 20c. totalitatrian sense probably came directly from this, but influenced by the Roman fasces, which became the party symbol.
Don’t tell Google or Wikipedia, but the original, Roman definition (fasces) representing strength by association is still out there, even on its Wikipedia page.
As seems usual now, coopted my nationalist socialists in opposition to globalist socialists and since misrepresented as ‘right’ vs. communist ‘left.’
Even though they’ve been called on it a google (pun intended) times, they’ve now completed the Orwellian inversion by extending the lie to the very people combatting socialist central control.