totalitarianism

totalitarianism

/ˌtoʊˌtæɫəˈtɛɹiəˌnɪzəm/

👑 Power & Authority

a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience

Totalitarianism suppresses individual freedom entirely.

Origin: Italian totalitario from totale (total), coined in 1920s to describe fascist regime; from Latin totalis (whole)