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TOTALISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does totalism mean?
• TOTALISM (noun)
The noun TOTALISM has 1 sense:
1. the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
Familiarity information: TOTALISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
absolutism; totalism; totalitarianism
Hypernyms ("totalism" is a kind of...):
ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)
Derivation:
totalistic (of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life)
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