Fasces

Fasces (the plural, almost a plurale tantum, of the Latin word fascis, 'bundle') symbolise summary power and jurisdiction.

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The traditional Roman fasces consisted of a bundle of birch rods tied together with a red ribbon as a cylinder around an axe.

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The coined term fascism has its origins in this Latin word. Although victorious powers in World War II largely suppressed the Nazi symbol, the swastika, the fasces as used in fascist Italy remains.

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Plurale tantum: A plurale tantum (plural pluralia tantum) is a noun that appears only in the plural and does not have a singular. Many languages have pluralia tantum, for example the English word "scissors" is such....

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