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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

As the great student of totalitarianism Hannah Arendt explained, freedom and democracy depend on being able to tell the difference between facts and falsehoods.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 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

The King said their efforts to end "brutal totalitarianism" must never be forgotten.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

Freemasonry and totalitarianism, by Carl H. Claudy. © 27Dec39; AA322575. 5Sep67; R416740.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1967 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office