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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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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

Shore, who researches totalitarianism in Eastern Europe, said that she had felt similarly but had made her decision in December or January.

From Salon • May 18, 2025

Jeffries tells fellow members that they have a responsibility to push back against tyranny, totalitarianism and terror, and to stand with democracies around the world.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 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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