Definition of Gleichschaltung
plural Gleichschaltungen
\-ˌtu̇ŋən, -təŋ-\
: the act, process, or policy of achieving rigid and total coordination and uniformity (as in politics, culture, communication) by forcibly repressing or eliminating independence and freedom of thought, action, or expression : forced reduction to a common level : forced standardization or assimilation
- brutal Gleichschaltung by police methods
- the political Gleichschaltung of a reluctant adult population
- —Reinhard Bendix
