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totalitarianism

[toh-tal-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uhm] / toʊˌtæl ɪˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm /
NOUN
absolutism
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STRONGEST


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"We left Communist totalitarianism but now have returned to a different kind of totalitarianism. I call it fascism."

From Reuters

In the meantime, there are values worth fighting for, and democracy’s conflict with totalitarianism represents one of them.

From Seattle Times

Many on the left had erred on what was perhaps the most important issue of the 20th century, global totalitarianism: Too many had been soft on Soviet Communism or Chinese Maoism.

From Seattle Times

The seminal novel explores the themes of totalitarianism and truth.

From BBC

"This is China moving towards 1984," he says, referring to George Orwell's cautionary tale against totalitarianism.

From BBC