A system or ideology based on brutal force, cruelty, and the dominance of the strong over the weak.
From brutal (from Latin brutalis, meaning beast-like) + -itarianism (suffix denoting a system or theory of governance). The term combines concepts of brutality with political systems like authoritarianism or totalitarianism.
This word is rarely used but appears in political philosophy to describe regimes that rely purely on violence and intimidation—it's like the academic way to describe a might-makes-right dictatorship without any pretense of ideology.
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