totalitarismo

Definitions of totalitarismo
  1. noun
    the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
    synonyms: absolutismo
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    type of:
    ideología, orientación política
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
  2. noun
    a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
    synonyms: absolutismo, autoritarismo, despotismo, dictadura, tiranía
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    type of:
    autarquía, autocracia
    a political system governed by a single individual
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