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Synonyms & Antonyms of totalitarianism
a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power
- in times of crisis, when a nation's people are frightened, there are often calls for totalitarianism
Synonyms for totalitarianism
- absolutism,
- autarchy,
- authoritarianism,
- autocracy,
- Caesarism,
- czarism
- (also tsarism or tzarism),
- despotism,
- dictatorship,
- totalism,
- tyranny
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“Totalitarianism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/totalitarianism. Accessed 24 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of totalitarianism was in 1926
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