totalitarianism
/toʊˌtæləˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm/
noun
- A political system in which the government has complete control over all aspects of public and private life, and opposition is not allowed.
- Totalitarianism often relies on secret police and propaganda to maintain power.
- Many books have been written about the dangers of totalitarianism.
- The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of a form of totalitarianism in Eastern Europe.
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