TOTALISM

absolutism, totalitarianism, totalism

(noun) the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

totalism (countable and uncountable, plural totalisms)

(rare, usually, uncountable) A social, economic and/or political system in which some authority (e.g. the state or "the market") wields absolute power; totalitarianism.

(rare, countable) A philosophy, ideology or belief system that is total in its scope, one that covers everything.

(rare, uncountable) Totality; (the) entirety (of something).

(rare, uncountable) Totalness, absoluteness; the characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary



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