Nazism (noun)

1. The ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, a totalitarian political party active in Germany from 1919 to 1945 under the leadership of Adolf Hitler.
2. The belief in the superiority of one's own race, nation, or ethnicity and the desire to promote its culture and interests, often through discriminatory or aggressive means.

Origin:

1930s: from german, from nationalsozialismus, from nationalsozialist (see national socialist).

Examples:

1. Nazism was responsible for the Holocaust, the systematic extermination of millions of Jews and other minority groups during World War II.
2. The government's policies were seen as a resurgence of Nazism, promoting racial segregation and persecution of minorities.
3. The rise of Nazism in the 1930s led to the devastation of World War II.
4. Nazism is a form of fascism and it espouses racist and nationalist ideologies.
5. The neo-Nazism is a modern version of the Nazi movement, promoting similar ideologies and practices.