fasces
IPA: fˈæsɪz
noun
- A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism.
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Examples of "fasces" in Sentences
- Note the crossed fasces at the bottom.
- Behind the shield are two crossed fasces.
- The hinges of the screen are ax topped fasces.
- Faeces and Fasces is only one letter different.
- Here's an example of a man brandishing a Fasces.
- Fascism utilized the fasces as its political symbol.
- They assumed the fasces in place of Carinus and Numerianus.
- The Fasces below the shield represents the republican dignity.
- The lower part of the base is decorated with fasces and wreaths.
- Fasces are included in the national emblem of the French Republic.
- The fasces was a sacred symbol, like a royal scepter or a bishops crook.
- The fasces were the insignia of a Roman praetor, consul, general, or governor.
- It also attacks Mussolini, the clown in the pulpit on the right who is shown dangling a bundle of fasces from a sickle as he delivers a political tirade.
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