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    TOTALITARIANISM

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The principle of complete and unrestricted power in governmentplay

    Synonyms:

    absolutism; totalism; totalitarianism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("totalitarianism" is a kind of...):

    ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)play

    Synonyms:

    absolutism; authoritarianism; Caesarism; despotism; dictatorship; monocracy; one-man rule; shogunate; Stalinism; totalitarianism; tyranny

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("totalitarianism" is a kind of...):

    autarchy; autocracy (a political system governed by a single individual)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "totalitarianism"):

    police state (a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police))

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