"Gleichschaltung" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Gleichschaltungs [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Gleichschaltung (“synchronisation”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|de|Gleichschaltung||synchronisation}} Unadapted borrowing from German Gleichschaltung (“synchronisation”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s}} Gleichschaltung (countable and uncountable, plural Gleichschaltungs)
  1. The forced standardization of political and social institutions under an authoritarian regime, originally with reference to Nazi Germany. Wikipedia link: Gleichschaltung Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fascism, Nazism
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