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totalitarianism Noun

— Totalitarianism is a word used to describe a society that is being ruled by a dictator. In totalitarianism, citizens have few rights and must obey incredibly strict and unfair laws. Typically, a dictator or ruling class is in charge and creates rules and punishments to establish an "orderly society" that keeps them in power. George Orwell's book Nineteen Eighty Four predicted that society could turn to totalitarianism if its citizens were indifferent enough. Some say that government's ability to monitor and control its citizens is a sign of totalitarianism on the rise.

totalitarianism

— noun (= absolutism) the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government

— noun (= dictatorship) 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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totalitarianism English » English

absolutism

dictatorship

despotism

authoritarianism

tyranny

Stalinism

totalism

shogunate

one-man rule

monocracy

autocracy

Caesarism

tyrannicalness

totalitation regime

totalitarian state