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Tyranny vs Totalitarian - What's the difference?

tyranny | totalitarian |

As nouns the difference between tyranny and totalitarian

is that tyranny is a government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government while totalitarian is an advocate of totalitarianism.

As an adjective totalitarian is

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.

tyranny

English

(wikipedia tyranny)

Noun

(tyrannies)
  • A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
  • The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
  • Absolute power, or its use.
  • Extreme severity or rigour.

    • Synonyms

    * (government) autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, monarchy

    Derived terms

    * tyrannical * tyranny of the majority

    Related terms

    * tyrant

    See also

    * autocracy * monarchy

    External links

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    totalitarian

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advocate of totalitarianism.

    • Related terms

    * (l)