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inverted totalitarianism

inverted totalitarianism noun: a system in which democracy is corrupted and subverted by corporations and politics is trumped by economics.

Noun

inverted totalitarianism (uncountable)

  1. A system in which democracy is corrupted and subverted by corporations and politics is trumped by economics.

Origin of inverted totalitarianism

Coined by political philosopher Sheldon Wolin in 2003.

Questions about inverted totalitarianism

What does inverted totalitarianism mean?
Inverted totalitarianism means a system in which democracy is corrupted and subverted by corporations and politics is trumped by economics.
What part of speech is inverted totalitarianism?
Inverted totalitarianism is a noun.

Words near inverted totalitarianism in the dictionary

  1. inverted river delta
  2. inverted river deltas
  3. inverted row
  4. inverted snobbery
  5. inverted sugar
  6. inverted totalitarianism
  7. invertedly
  8. invertedness
  9. invertend
  10. invertends
  11. inverter

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