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totalitarianism
[ toh-tal-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime.
- absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution.
- the character or quality of an autocratic or authoritarian individual, group, or government:
the totalitarianism of the father.
totalitarianism
- Domination by a government of all political, social, and economic activities in a nation. Totalitarianism is a phenomenon of the twentieth century: earlier forms of despotism and autocracy lacked the technical capacity to control every aspect of life. The term is applied both to fascist governments ( see fascism ) and to many forms of communism .
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of totalitarianism1
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Example Sentences
"Islamism is the totalitarianism of the 21st century," he warned.
If he senses weakness, the virus will overcome the last remaining guardrail and obstruction to totalitarianism — the judiciary branch of government.
In our recent book, Has Populism Won?, we show how charismatic leaders encourage a form of totalitarianism in which blind allegiance creates a feeling of partisan belonging.
As the great student of totalitarianism Hannah Arendt explained, freedom and democracy depend on being able to tell the difference between facts and falsehoods.
As the famous political theorist Hannah Arendt described it, the criminal state exists early on the path to totalitarianism.
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