Meaning Of The Word Fasces

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fasces in American English
a bundle of rods bound about an ax with projecting blade, carried before ancient Roman magistrates as a symbol of authority: later the symbol of Italian fascism
noun: a bundle of rods containing an ax with the blade projecting, borne before Roman magistrates as an emblem of official power

fasces in British English
plural noun: (in ancient Rome) one or more bundles of rods containing an axe with its blade protruding; a symbol of a magistrate's power

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