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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective

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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (2040)10/10/2000 8:19:20 PM
From: cosmicforce  Read Replies (1) of 10042
 
Ron, that's what dictionaries are for:

I suggest you buy one. Or use dictionary.com

Edit: but seriously, do you think it matters all that much whether a dictator or the Supreme Soviet takes your weapons??

au·thor·i·tar·i·an (-thôr-târ-n, -thr-, ô-thôr-, ô-thr-)
adj.

1.Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom: an
authoritarian regime.
2.Of, relating to, or expecting unquestioning obedience. See Synonyms at dictatorial.

to·tal·i·tar·i·an (t-tl-târ-n)
adj.

Of, relating to, being, or imposing a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and
centralized control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and
cultural expression is suppressed: “A totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to
seize the human soul” (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).

n.

A practitioner or supporter of such a government.
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