A number of political movements have involved their members wearing uniforms, typically as a way of showing their identity in marches. The wearing of political uniforms has tended to be associated with radical political beliefs, typically at the far-right or more rarely, far-left of politics, and can be used to imply a paramilitary type of organization.

Notable uniformed political groups have included:

• Brownshirts
• Blackshirts
• Silver Legion of America
• Blueshirts
• The National Reformer's Party
• Ku Klux Klan
• the Patriotic People's Movement of Finland
• the Green Shirt Movement for Social Credit

The youth sections of some political movements have also been uniformed:

• Hitler Youth (Youth wing of the German Nazi Party)
• Komsomol (Youth wing of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union)

A number of countries have legislation banning the wearing of political uniforms. Many also ban members of their armed forces from taking part in political activity when in uniform.

See also

• Armband

Politics | Uniforms