Phalangist (Noun)
Meaning
A Spanish member of General Franco's political party.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The political rally was largely attended by phalangists who waved flags bearing the image of the Generalissimo.
- Many phalangists saw Franco's conservative Catholic values as the key to Spain's greatness.
- As a phalangist, she believed in the superiority of Spanish culture and the need to suppress regional identities.
- During the civil war, phalangists clashed with republican forces in a series of brutal battles.
- In the aftermath of the war, phalangists dominated the government and enforced strict censorship and repression.