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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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As that description implies, totalitarianism is a crisis of modernization.

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

Last year the Booker Prize was awarded to Ireland's Paul Lynch for Prophet Song, a dystopian vision of Ireland in the grips of totalitarianism.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

Almost 50 years ago, we began a long struggle against aggressive totalitarianism.

From State of the Union Address by Bush, George




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