Meaning of TOTALITARIANISM
Pronunciation: | | tow`tali'tehreeu`nizum
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- [n] the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
- [n] a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
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| Synonyms: | | absolutism, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalism, tyranny |
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| See Also: | | autarchy, autocracy, ideology, police state, political orientation, political theory | |
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| Definition: | | Totalitarianism Examines the Bolshevic government of 1930 and the Nazi government of 1938, and shows how totalitarian regimes use terror and propoganda to dominate their citizens more details ... |
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