Gleichschaltung

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from German Gleichschaltung (“synchronisation”). === Noun === Gleichschaltung (countable and uncountable, plural Gleichschaltungs) The forced standardization of political and social institutions under an authoritarian regime, originally with reference to Nazi Germany. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Gleichschaltung. == German == === Etymology === gleichschalten +‎ -ung. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡlaɪçˌʃaltʊŋ/ === Noun === Gleichschaltung f (genitive Gleichschaltung, plural Gleichschaltungen) synchronisation, bringing into line (Nazism) Gleichschaltung ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== gleichschalten === Further reading === “Gleichschaltung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Gleichschaltung” in Duden online