English noun: totalitarianism |
1. | totalitarianism (group) 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, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, tyranny |
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| Broader (hypernym) | autarchy, autocracy |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | police state |
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2. | totalitarianism (cognition) the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government |
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| Synonyms | absolutism, totalism |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ideology, political orientation, political theory |
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