Gleichschaltung

British  

/ ˈɡlaɪkˌʃæltʊŋ /

noun

1. the enforcement of standardization and the elimination of all opposition within the political, economic, and cultural institutions of a state

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Etymology

Origin of Gleichschaltung

C20: German

Example Sentences

There is a word for this in German: gleichschaltung.

From Salon

The Germans call this "synchronization," or “gleichschaltung.”

From Salon

The German word for this control over the entirety of society is “Gleichschaltung,” which means “synchronization” or “bringing into line.”

From Salon

Let me add another Nazi concept here: Here I might add Gleichschaltung, the concept by which the Nazis systematically compromised and controlled every aspect of government.

From Salon

Gleichschaltung is generally rendered in English as “Coordination,” but this translation lacks, to my mind, the ominous overtones of a systematic technical autocratic takeover of power.

From Salon