| NOUN | group | totalitarianism, dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, tyranny | a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) |
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| cognition | totalitarianism, absolutism, totalism | the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government |
| Sounds | tow.tae.lahteh'riyahnih.zahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.). | |
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| Synonyms | dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, tyranny | |
| Narrower | police state | A country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police) |
| Broader | autocracy, autarchy | A political system governed by a single individual |
| Spanish | absolutismo, autocracia, autoritarismo, despotismo, dictadura, estalinismo, tiranía, totalitarismo | |
| Catalan | absolutisme, autoritarisme, despotisme, dictadura, estalinisme, monocràcia, tirania, totalitarisme | |
| Meaning | The principle of complete and unrestricted power in government. | |
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| Synonyms | absolutism, totalism | |
| Broader | political orientation, ideology, political theory | An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation |
| Spanish | absolutismo, totalitarismo | |
| Catalan | absolutisme, totalitarisme | |
| Adjectives | totalitarian | of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life |
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