fasces

• Nom désignant un faisceau de verges lié autour d'une hache, qui dans la Rome antique servait de symbole du pouvoir et de l'autorité des magistrats, et qui, dans le contexte moderne, est associé au fascisme.

A noun referring to a bundle of rods bound around an axe, which in ancient Rome served as a symbol of a magistrate's authority and power, and in modern contexts is associated with fascism.

1. Bundle of rods with an axeC2formal

   A bundle of wooden rods bound together around an axe, used in ancient Rome as a symbol of a magistrate's authority and power.

   Faisceau de licteur

   • The lictors carried the fasces before the Roman consul.
   • In ancient Rome, the fasces represented the power to punish and execute.
   • The fasces were a common symbol in Roman civic ceremonies.

2. C2formal

   In modern times, the fasces became a symbol of fascism, particularly in Italy under Mussolini, representing unity and authoritarian power.

   Faisceau (symbole fasciste)

   • The fasces were adopted as the emblem of the Italian Fascist Party.
   • Mussolini's regime used the fasces to symbolize strength and national unity.
   • The fasces appear on the seal of the United States Senate, though unrelated to fascism.