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View synonyms for totalitarianism
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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- to·tali·tari·an·ist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of totalitarianism1
First recorded in 1920–25; totalitarian + -ism
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