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totalitarianism

to·tal·i·tar·i·an·ism
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [toh-tal-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uh m]
    • /toʊˌtæl ɪˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm/
    • /təʊˌtæl.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [toh-tal-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uh m]
    • /toʊˌtæl ɪˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of totalitarianism word

  • noun totalitarianism the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime. 1
  • noun totalitarianism absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution. 1
  • noun totalitarianism the character or quality of an autocratic or authoritarian individual, group, or government: the totalitarianism of the father. 1
  • noun totalitarianism absolute control by government 1
  • uncountable noun totalitarianism Totalitarianism is the ideas, principles, and practices of totalitarian political systems. 0

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Origin of totalitarianism

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; totalitarian + -ism

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Parts of speech for Totalitarianism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

totalitarianism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

totalitarianism usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for totalitarianism

noun totalitarianism

  • absolutism — Absolutism is a political system in which one ruler or leader has complete power and authority over a country.
  • autarchy — unlimited rule; autocracy
  • authoritarianism — Authoritarianism is the state of being authoritarian or the belief that people with power, especially the State, have the right to control other people's actions.
  • bolshevism — Bolshevism is the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
  • brute force — physical strength, power

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