totalitarianism
totalitarianism /ˌtoʊˌtæləˈtɛriːəˌnɪzəm/
noun
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The principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
(
absolutism
, totalism
, totalitarianism
)
the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
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A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution, laws or opposition etc.)
(
absolutism
, authoritarianism
, Caesarism
, despotism
, monocracy
, one-man rule
, shogunate
, Stalinism
, totalitarianism
, dictatorship
, tyranny
)
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution, laws or opposition etc.)