totalism

[toht-l-iz-uhm]

noun

1. totalitarianism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of totalism¹

First recorded in 1940–45; total + -ism

Example Sentences

But the psychologist knew that totalism encompasses more than authoritarian tendencies.

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It’s, well, I don’t mean It’s like a total, you know, a totalism kind of thing, whatever it’s called.

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Both musicians have been identified with a musical style known as “totalism,” which they pioneered in the 1980s and 1990s as part of a reaction to Minimalism.

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Now, in his impassioned new book “You Are Not a Gadget,” Mr. Lanier expands this thesis further, looking at the implications that digital Maoism or “cybernetic totalism” have for our society at large.

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