French Conversation · Level 59
74 words
French word
totalitarisme
Pronunciation
IPA/totalitaʁizm/
Meaning
- masculine nountotalitarianism
Example
Nous devons combattre le totalitarisme.
We must fight totalitarianism.
More examples
De nombreux intellectuels ont dénoncé le totalitarisme.
Many intellectuals denounced totalitarianism.
Core concept
One state or party forming an all-enclosing shell around society, including thought, speech, and personal life.
Common phrases
s'opposer au totalitarisme
oppose totalitarianism
critiquer le totalitarisme
criticize totalitarianism
Similar words
régime: A country's system of government and the way political power is organized and exercised.
dictature: Rule by one person or a small group that severely restricts citizens' basic freedoms.
autoritarisme: A political system that imposes strict social control and suppresses individual freedom.
fascisme: An ideology or movement asserting national or ethnic superiority and violently excluding opponents.
Definition in French
Système politique dans lequel l'État ou un parti cherche à contrôler tous les aspects de la vie publique et privée, supprimant les libertés et la pluralité.
Word origin
Totalitarisme was borrowed through Italian totalitarismo, built on the idea of the total with the noun-forming ending -isme.
Usage tips
- Totalitarisme names the system, while totalitaire is the adjective, as in un régime totalitaire.
Opposites
- libertéfreedomnoun
- pluralismepluralismnoun
Related words
- totalitairetotalitarianadjective
- antitotalitaireantitotalitarianadjective