totalitarianism

Example Sentences

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Cuba analysts compared the measure to the totalitarianism of George Orwell’s “1984”, saying that they feared the vague definitions of what constitutes a violation would allow for arbitrary implementation.

From Reuters

Therefore, to say that Stalin, dictatorships and totalitarianism are left-wing is the exact opposite of the truth.

From Salon

While progressives are quick to accuse Republicans and conservatives of being fascists, “it is quintessential totalitarianism to silence and disappear the views of those unacceptable to the rulers,” he said.

From Washington Times

"This is not a war of Afghanistan, this is a war between liberty and totalitarianism."

From BBC

Here, the clash between rising Chinese totalitarianism and the American dream of freedom that Jin appears still to champion has begun to fray to the point of implausibility.

From New York Times