different between dictatorship vs totalitarian

English

Etymology

dictator +? -ship

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?k?te?t?(?)??p/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?kte?t????p/

Noun

dictatorship (plural dictatorships)

1. A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.
2. A government which exercises autocratic rule.
3. Any household, institution, or other organization that is run under such sovereignty or autocracy.

Synonyms

• autocracy
• dictatorialism

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

From Italian totalitario (“complete, absolute, totalitarian”) +? -an. Equivalent to totality +? -arian.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t??t?l??t??i?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?to?t?l??t???i?n/
• Rhymes: -??ri?n

Adjective

totalitarian (comparative more totalitarian, superlative most totalitarian)

1. Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially and politically.

Translations

Noun

totalitarian (plural totalitarians)

1. An advocate of totalitarianism.

Related terms

• totalitarianism