Gleichschaltung
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From German Gleichschaltung.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈɡlaɪçʃaltʊŋ/
Noun [edit]
Gleichschaltung (uncountable)
- The forced standardization of political and social institutions under an authoritarian regime.
- 2007, Putin's control of the media is becoming more and more comprehensive. [...] The Gleichschaltung of parliament and political parties is, if anything, even more impressive. — Perry Anderson, ‘Russia's Managed Democracy’, London Review of Books 29:2, p. 3
German [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From gleichschalten.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
Gleichschaltung f
- synchronisation, bringing into line, Gleichschaltung
