As nouns the difference between autarchy and totalitarianism
is that autarchy is a condition of absolute power while totalitarianism is a system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship.
autarchy
Noun
(autarchies)
A condition of absolute power.
An autocratic government; an autocracy.
Self-government; a condition of economic self-sufficiency or national independence.
Synonyms
* (self-government) independence, self-sufficiency; autonomy
Derived terms
* autarch
* autarchic
* autarchical
* autarchically
* autarchist
Related terms
* autarky
* autocracy
totalitarianism
Noun
(-)
A system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship.
Usage notes
Contentious usage: precise definition, application to specific cases, and distinction from similar terms varies by author. Narrowly, a government in which everything is political and controlled by the state, coined to describe (m), in contrast to the older terms and concepts of (m), (m), and (m), which focus more on centralization of power, not its pervasiveness. Later applied to (l), to emphasize its commonalities with fascism. Sometimes considered an extreme form of (m), in other cases contrasted with it.
Related terms
* totalism
* totalistic
* totalist
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