Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- n. the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
Etymologies
- From totalitarian + -ism. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It's astounding, the way this government operates, wherein you can posit the term totalitarianism and actually cobble together a credible argument.”
“Monday morning, before leaving for French, Heeger had been on her computer, exchanging instant messages with Berger, who had been up since six writing a paper for his Global Ethics class on what he called the totalitarianism of Hugo Chávez, the president of Venezuela.”
“This return to totalitarianism is something that all college-level Cubans have seen once; older Cubans have seen multiple times.”
The Huffington Post: Javier Corrales: Cuba's Latest Reforms Won't Work
“It seems that the prelude to totalitarianism is revolutionary war, which is many things but rarely “easy.””
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism
“I kept saying to people when I was reading this that one of the problems with totalitarianism is that it produces such bad dialog.”
“I stated that totalitarianism is the same no matter what you want to call it.”
“April 6th, 2010 at 10: 17 pm linzloo08 brought to you by I Want My Country Back, Inc.!! says: drhunt1 says: okie dokie. socialism and fascism are two sides of the same coin … totalitarianism is pretty much the same no matter what name you attribute to those that rule.”
“I stated that totalitarianism is the same no matter what you want to call it. btw … did you know that Hitler wanted universal health care for his people?”
“Frankly, I suspect you strongly favor many aspects of Popper's politics (especially belief in totalitarianism as something real, instead of a propaganda construct.)”
“This kind of theocratic totalitarianism is exactly the opposite of what the Tea Party claims to support.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘totalitarianism’.
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EU - Eurovoc - politics
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-ism's -logies
acosmism, absurdism, absolutism, ableism, aestheticism, alarmism, allotheism, anachronism, animalculism, analogism, animatism, animism and 464 more...
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-ism
denoting an action, result, or quality; denoting a system or principle; denoting a peculiarity in language; denoting a condition
alcoholism, Americanism, feminism, barbarism, exorcism, baptism, anachronism, tourism, cannibalism, capitalism, journalism, totalitarianism and 9 more...
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Forms of government
tyranny, tribal, totalitarianism, timocracy, theocracy, thallassocracy, cyberocracy, technocracy, sociocracy, socialist state, republic, puppet state and 37 more...
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balance and symmetrical design
words that are attractive to write and say, and look balanced in symbolic composition, (mini-artistry)
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-isms
fascism, anarchism, satanism, racism, racialism, nordicism, nazism, socialism, catholicism, national socialism, paganism, hinduism and 67 more...
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ChortleGiggleSnort
Significant Words- Guiding you on your path to Snazzibility
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mandarine's Words
antepenultimate, metonymy, synecdoche, pop, kern, inherit, clique, scrumptious, macerate, murmur, kerning, veranda and 1068 more...
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dienekes's Words
chutzpah, lexicon, intrepid, pedagogical, schlemiel, schism, erudite, anathema, pugilist, jaunty, paradigm, automaton and 949 more...
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lucidityprevails's Words
lucidity, journalistic, truthiness, foolhardy, egotism, lesbian, orgasmic, activism, moonglow, voodoo, conquer, demolish and 534 more...
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carlos's Words
usurp, good, totalitarianism, run, beer, desire, plethora, tyrannical, meta, human, kazakhstan, mac and 3 more...
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Wikipedia's List of Government Types
anarchy, aristocracy, authoritarianism, autocracy, confederation, corporatocracy, consociationalism, demarchy, democracy, despotism, dictatorship, epistemocracy and 36 more...
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gumboots's Words
supercilious, undue, coreligionist, titular, kefir, lithe, complaisant, complacent, homo sovieticus, gingerly, remont, undulating and 1 more...
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Causes WWII
totalitarianism, treaty, fascism, communism, nationalism, demilitarise, arms race
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