totalitarianism
noun
to·tal·i·tar·i·an·ism
(ˌ)tō-ˌta-lə-ˈter-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm 
1
: centralized control by an autocratic authority
2
: the political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an absolute state authority
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in times of crisis, when a nation's people are frightened, there are often calls for totalitarianism
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Mann understood the appeal of totalitarianism early on.
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
In 1984, Apple released a TV ad suggesting that its new Macintosh would topple Orwellian totalitarianism.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
In an interview with Variety at the time of the film’s premiere at Cannes, Lawrence explained how the impetus for her involvement came from seeing news of Kabul’s fall and finding similarities to her own home country’s spiral towards totalitarianism.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
Reagan was one of the country’s great statesmen who prevailed in a titanic struggle between totalitarianism and freedom.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 4 Sep. 2024
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
In 1984, Apple released a TV ad suggesting that its new Macintosh would topple Orwellian totalitarianism.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
In an interview with Variety at the time of the film’s premiere at Cannes, Lawrence explained how the impetus for her involvement came from seeing news of Kabul’s fall and finding similarities to her own home country’s spiral towards totalitarianism.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
Reagan was one of the country’s great statesmen who prevailed in a titanic struggle between totalitarianism and freedom.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Totalitarianism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/totalitarianism. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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