As nouns the difference between colonialism and totalitarianism
is that colonialism is the colonial domination policy pursued by the powers of Europe, from the second half of the XIX century to the years following World War II. A colonial system 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.
colonialism
English
Noun
The colonial domination policy pursued by the powers of Europe, from the second half of the XIX century to the years following World War II. A colonial system.
A colonial linguistic expression. Term or expression of colonial origin entered in a language.
Colonial life.
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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