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全体主義 (zentaishugi) Japanese meaning: totalitarianism | Kotomora

全ぜん体たい主しゅ義ぎ

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Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

totalitarianism

Political concept where the state holds total authority over society and controls all aspects of public and private life.

全ぜん体たい主しゅ義ぎの国こっ家かでは、個こ人じんの自じ由ゆうが大おおきく

制せい

限げん

さ

れる

。

In a totalitarian state, individual freedom is severely restricted.

彼かれは全ぜん体たい主しゅ義ぎ的てきな政せい策さくに反はん対たいしている。

He opposes totalitarian policies.

Usage patterns

〈国くに〉が全ぜん体たい主しゅ義ぎに陥おちいるfor a country to fall into totalitarianism
その国くには戦せん後ご、全ぜん体たい主しゅ義ぎに陥おちいった。
After the war, that country fell into totalitarianism.
全ぜん体たい主しゅ義ぎ的てきな〈事こと〉totalitarian (in nature)
その政せい策さくは全ぜん体たい主しゅ義ぎ的てきな傾けい向こうが強つよい。
That policy has strong totalitarian tendencies.

Kanji

全whole, entire, all
体body, substance, object
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality

Related words

独どく裁さい主しゅ義ぎ
独裁主義 focuses on dictatorial rule by one person or a small group, while 全体主義 emphasizes total state control over both public and private life.
権けん威い主しゅ義ぎ
権威主義 refers to authoritarian obedience to power without necessarily controlling private life, whereas 全体主義 seeks total domination of society and ideology.
ファシズム
全体主義 is the broader umbrella term for totalitarian rule, while ファシズム denotes the specific historical fascist movements of the early 20th century.

Opposites

民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎ
民主主義 (democracy) is built on popular participation and limited government, the opposite of the total state control implied by 全体主義.
自じ由ゆう主しゅ義ぎ
自由主義 (liberalism) prizes individual freedom and limited state power, contrasting with the total state control of 全体主義.

Don't confuse with

軍ぐん国こく主しゅ義ぎN1
全体主義 (totalitarianism) refers to state control over all aspects of life and is a broader political system, whereas 軍国主義 specifically means prioritizing military power.

Word family

全ぜん体たい主しゅ義ぎ国こく
totalitarian state
全ぜん体たい主しゅ義ぎ国こっ家か
totalitarian state

Built from

全ぜん体たい+主しゅ義ぎ

Etymology

Compound of 全体 (whole, entire) and 主義 (principle, -ism). A calque from Western political terminology, likely from English 'totalitarianism' or German 'Totalitarismus'.