totalism
- noun
- /ˈtoʊtəlɪzəm/
- Formal
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totalismo
- Many critics argue that totalism limits individual freedoms and suppresses creativity.
Examples
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After all, he is genuine only insofar as he may be objective: only in his cheerful 'totalism' is he still 'nature' and 'natural'" (BGE 207).
Academic text (2000) -
They came to be recognized as an ideological and spiritual alternative to the totalism of the Marxists.
Academic text (1991) -
The following are the eight factors used to identify a destructive cult, outlined by psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton in his seminal book on mind control, Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism.
Blog text (8) -
In addition, fewer cases involve communal organizations in which devotees are physically as well as ideologically encapsulated, a development that might appear to diminish the relevance of standard "brainwashing" models and related models of ideological/religious "totalism."
Academic text (1995) -
Totalism often leads to a society where the government controls every aspect of life, leaving no room for personal choices.
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Under totalism, dissent is not tolerated, and all forms of opposition are swiftly eliminated.
Synonyms
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9.3
A government that controls nearly all parts of people's lives and takes away personal freedom
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8.7
A system where one person or small group has almost all political power
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9.1
A political belief that the government controls most public life and the economy
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9.6
A government where one person or group has all power and rules cruelly
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8.3
A government that controls almost all parts of people's lives by force
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8.2
A government that controls almost every part of people's lives and punishes people who disagree
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8.2
A government in which one person has all power
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8.1
A system where one ruler has complete power
A government policy that limits people's freedoms and weakens democracy
Antonyms
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5.8
A political belief that values individual freedom, equal rights, limited government, free markets, and social progress
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Etymology
Totalism comes from total ('whole') plus the ending -ism ('belief' or 'system'), so the word is about a belief in something being complete or whole. It is used for the idea of a government that tries to control all parts of people's lives.