to|tal|i|tar|i|an|ism

to|tal|i|tar|i|an|ism
to|tal|i|tar|i|an|ism «toh TAL uh TAIR ee uh NIHZ uhm», noun.
the system, principles, or methods of a totalitarian government: »

Nothing is worse than the practice of totalitarianism because nothing that free men do is half so dangerous as the evils which inevitably follow in totalitarianism's wake (K. F. Pople).

SYNONYM(S): autocracy, dictatorship.

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  • tar — ac·e·tar·i·ous; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; acu·ti·plan·tar; al·mu·can·tar; al·pha·be·tar·i·an; al·tar; al·tar·age; al·tar·ist; an·i·mal·i·tar·i·an·ism; an·tiq·ui·tar·i·an; ar·ma·men·tar·i·um; as·tar·te; at·tar; au·tar·chic;… …   English syllables

  • tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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  • bru — bru·ang; bru·bru; bru·bru; bru·cel·la; bru·cel·la·ce·ae; bru·cel·lar; bru·cel·ler·gen; bru·cel·lin; bru·cel·lo·sis; bru·chi·dae; bru·chus; bru·cia; bru·gna·tel·lite; bru·in; bru·ja; bru·jo; bru·lé; bru·mal; bru·ma·lia; bru·mous; bru·nel·lia;… …   English syllables

  • totalitarian — to|tal|i|tar|i|an1 [ tou,tælə teriən ] adjective controlling a country and its people in a very strict way, without allowing opposition from another political party ╾ to|tal|i|tar|i|an|ism noun uncount totalitarian to|tal|i|tar|i|an 2 [ tou,tælə… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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