Definitions for totalitarianism

totalitarianism to·tal·i·tar·i·an·ism

Spelling: [toh-tal-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uh m]
IPA: /toʊˌtæl ɪˈtɛər i əˌnɪz əm/

Totalitarianism is a 15 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 1431 anagrams from letters in totalitarianism (aaaiiilmnorsttt).

Definitions for totalitarianism

noun

  1. the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime.
  2. absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution.
  3. the character or quality of an autocratic or authoritarian individual, group, or government:

Origin of totalitarianism

First recorded in 1920-25; totalitarian + -ism

Examples for totalitarianism

totalitarianism aspires to reduce the people it rules to faceless masses, deprived of individuality.

People have forgotten what totalitarianism looks like, because they became obsessed with George W. Bush.

The huge difference between those rulers and Napoleon comes down to one word: totalitarianism.

What in their history do they find inconsistent with totalitarianism, or at best statism, or at worst Marxism?

If young adults can handle erotic vampires and totalitarianism, surely they can stomach some more fictional blood.

Although her story is extraordinary, it is also representative of an entire dark age in Russian totalitarianism.

In general, literature is a natural adversary of totalitarianism.

Word Value for totalitarianism
Scrable

17

Words with friends

20

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