totalitär
totalitarian
English translations
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totalitarian
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein politisches System, in dem der Staat uneingeschränkte Kontrolle über alle Bereiche des öffentlichen und privaten Lebens hat.
- English meaning
- totalitarian
- Synonym
- diktatorisch, autoritär
- German example
- In einem totalitären Staat gibt es keine Meinungsfreiheit.
- English example
- In a totalitarian state, there is no freedom of speech.
- Comparative
- totalitärerSuperlative: am totalitärsten
Related words
- Nationalsozialismus
Nazism
- Denunziantentum
Denunciation
- Stalinismus
Stalinism refers to the political and economic ideology and practices associated with Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union, including totalitarian control, cult of personality, and repression.
- Unperson
Unperson
- Bolschewismus
Bolshevism was a political movement within Russian Social Democracy that later became the driving force of the October Revolution and established a totalitarian regime.
- nationalsozialistisch
National Socialist
- stalinistisch
Stalinist
- Umerziehungslager
A re-education camp is a facility where people are subjected to forced labor and indoctrination to be politically or ideologically reshaped.
- Umerzieher
A re-educator is a person who tries to change another person's beliefs or behavior through indoctrination or coercion.
Example sentences with “totalitär”
Das Land wurde von einem totalitären Regime regiert. (The country was ruled by a totalitarian regime.)
Frequently asked questions
How is 'totalitär' used?
It is used in political science to describe dictatorial governments.