totalitarianism

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/təʊˌtælɪˈtɛəriənɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tō tal′i târ′ē ə niz′əm)

to•tal•i•tar•i•an•ism (tō tal′i târ′ē ə niz′əm),USA pronunciation n.

the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime.
absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution.
the character or quality of an autocratic or authoritarian individual, group, or government:the totalitarianism of the father.

totalitarian + -ism 1920–25

to•tal′i•tar′i•an•ist, n.

to•tal•i•tar•i•an /toʊˌtælɪˈtɛriən/USA pronunciation adj.

Governmentof or relating to a centralized government that does not allow differing opinion:the totalitarian system of George Orwell's novel 1984.

n. [countable]

Governmenta person calling for such a form of government.

to•tal•i•tar•i•an•ism, n. [uncountable]

to•tal•i•tar•i•an (tō tal′i târ′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj.

of or pertaining to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life.
exercising control over the freedom, will, or thought of others;
authoritarian;
autocratic.

an adherent of totalitarianism.

totalit(y) + -arian 1925–30

'totalitarianism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: despotism, tyranny, dictatorship, fascism, fascist regime, more...

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