
totalitarianism
/ˌtoʊˌtæɫəˈtɛɹiəˌnɪzəm/
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)