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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