Dictionary
to•tal•i•tar•i•an•ism
Pronunciation: (tō-tal"i-târ'ē-u-niz"um), [key]—
n.
1. the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime.
2. absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution.
3. the character or quality of an autocratic or authoritarian individual, group, or government:
the totalitarianism of the father. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.