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    To·tal·i·tar·i·an·ism
    /tōˌtaləˈterēəˌniz(ə)m/

    noun

    • 1. a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state: "democratic countries were fighting against totalitarianism"
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  3. a political system in which those in power have complete control and do not allow anyone to oppose them: How many people supported Soviet-style totalitarianism? I have no apologies for what we did because we were fighting totalitarianism. See. totalitarian. Fewer examples.

    • Totalitarian

      TOTALITARIAN definition: 1. of or being a political system...

  4. The meaning of TOTALITARIANISM is centralized control by an autocratic authority. centralized control by an autocratic authority; the political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an absolute state authority…

  5. The meaning of TOTALITARIAN is of or relating to centralized control by an autocratic leader or hierarchy : authoritarian, dictatorial; especially : despotic. How to use totalitarian in a sentence.

  6. 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.

  7. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) synonyms: Caesarism, Stalinism, absolutism, authoritarianism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, tyranny. see more. noun. the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government.

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