Definition of totalitarianism in English:
totalitarianism
nountəʊˌtalɪˈtɛːrɪənɪz(ə)mtəˌtalɪˈtɛːrɪənɪz(ə)mtoʊˌtæləˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm
mass nounA system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
democratic countries were fighting against totalitarianism
Example sentencesExamples
- He saw himself primarily as a political writer, a democratic socialist who avoided party labels and hated totalitarianism.
- Is it better to classify Nazism and Stalinism together as examples of totalitarianism?
- In a world where totalitarianism is all too present, globalization fosters democracy.
- Nationalizing the airline industry is a far cry from comprehensive economic planning and totalitarianism.
- They unlock the secret to how a seemingly normal country can find itself plunged into nationalist totalitarianism.
Definition of totalitarianism in US English:
totalitarianism
nountōˌtaləˈterēəˌnizəmtoʊˌtæləˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm
A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
democratic countries were fighting against totalitarianism
Example sentencesExamples
- He saw himself primarily as a political writer, a democratic socialist who avoided party labels and hated totalitarianism.
- In a world where totalitarianism is all too present, globalization fosters democracy.
- Is it better to classify Nazism and Stalinism together as examples of totalitarianism?
- They unlock the secret to how a seemingly normal country can find itself plunged into nationalist totalitarianism.
- Nationalizing the airline industry is a far cry from comprehensive economic planning and totalitarianism.