totalitarianism
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Whereas authoritarianism may leave society outside the political realm more or less intact, totalitarianism makes a total claim on civil society.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025
Under competitive authoritarianism, and even under fully autocratic totalitarianism, ruling leaders often carry a lot of support from the mass public.
From Salon • May 20, 2025
Dr Alexandra Stein, a social psychologist and author who specialises in cults and totalitarianism, says it is typical "cult-speak".
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024
Watch the moment Irish author Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize for Prophet Song, a dystopian vision of Ireland in the grips of totalitarianism.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2023
I speak of the startling hope of giving our children a future free of both totalitarianism and nuclear terror.
From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald
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