| Noun | 1. | totalitarianism - a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) Synonyms: dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, tyranny, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, absolutism |
| 2. | totalitarianism - the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government Synonyms: totalism, absolutism |