As nouns the difference between communism and totalitarianism
is that communism is any political philosophy or ideology advocating holding the production of resources collectively 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.
communism
Noun
(
en noun)
Any political philosophy or ideology advocating holding the production of resources collectively.
Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.
The international socialist society where classes and the state no longer exist.
Usage notes
* See also the definitions of Communism .
Related terms
* Communism
* communal
* commune
* communist
* commie
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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