fascism vs. totalitarianism
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(sometimes initial capital letter) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
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(sometimes initial capital letter) the philosophy, principles, or methods of fascism.
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(initial capital letter) a political movement that employs the principles and methods of fascism, especially the one established by Mussolini in Italy 1922–43.
noun
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the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime.
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absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution.
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the character or quality of an autocratic or authoritarian individual, group, or government.
the totalitarianism of the father.
