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At the core of the discussion lies an essential truth: no one individual or institution has the ultimate authority to define language. Traditionally, dictionaries like Merriam-Webster and the Oxford English Dictionary serve as descriptive tools—they record what words currently mean within the culture, rather than prescribe how they should be used. This democratic, bottom-up approach historically facilitated clear communication, especially when words like "fascist," "racist," "Nazi," "far-left," and "far-right" had widely accepted definitions understood by the populace.