totalistic
- adjective
- /ˌtoʊtəlˈɪstɪk/
- Formal
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totalitario
- In a totalistic society, freedom of expression is typically restricted.
Examples
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It is only by slighting these matters that Giroux can reject the status quo in the absolute, totalistic terms of Postmodern Theory.
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This is most notable in reformist NGOs, most of which are configured as acephalous/polycephalous networks organized around limited (as opposed to totalistic) ideologies.
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This totalistic view of the alliance is now being questioned.
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In other words, the Turkish approach to the alliance was both totalistic and idealistic.
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In what follows, we shall consider a class of the social utility function that exhibits strategic complementarity, which is totalistic and constant 19.
Academic text (2018) -
The other was to aim at "totalistic" diplomacy at the nonofficial level, encompassing all of the diverse spheres of foreign relations: cultural, economic, technical, and so forth.
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Indeed, from the very first passage of his The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Smith was at great pains to demonstrate that Hobbes and Mandeville were misguided in their totalistic accounts of human motivation:
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This example fits in a larger pattern: The establishment denies that Islamism—a form of Islam that seeks to make Muslims dominant through an extreme, totalistic, and rigid application of Islamic law, the Shari'a—represents the leading global cause of terrorism when it so clearly does.
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A totalistic regime often seeks to control every aspect of its citizens' lives.
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The totalistic approach of the government left little room for individual thought.
Synonyms
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8.9
Relating to a government that controls all parts of public and private life
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6.3
Using harsh, unfair power to control people and limit their freedom
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7.9
Using power to treat people cruelly and unfairly
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7.7
Having complete control and expecting people to obey without question
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8.0
A leader who has complete power and does not allow others to disagree
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8.4
A ruler who uses cruel and total power over people
Supporting total power for one person or group without limits
A government led by one person with all the power
A leader who has harsh, total power and treats people unfairly
Wanting control to be in one central government rather than local governments
Having very strong, unfair power that controls or hurts people
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Etymology
Totalistic comes from the common word total, which means 'whole', and is related to totalitarian, a word about 'total control' by the state. So totalistic describes a system or group that tries to control every part of people's lives.