totalism

totalism
noun
the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
Syn: ↑absolutism, ↑totalitarianism
Derivationally related forms: ↑totalistic, ↑absolutistic (for: ↑absolutism), ↑absolutist (for: ↑absolutism)

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\\-əlˌizəm\ noun (-s)
Etymology: total (I) + -ism

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/toht"l iz'euhm/, n.
totalitarianism.
[1940-45; TOTAL + -ISM]

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