inverted totalitarianism

noun

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

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Meanings

nouninverted totalitarianism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA system in which democracy is corrupted and subverted by corporations and politics is trumped by economics.

Origin

Coined by American political theorist Sheldon Wolin in 2003.

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