of, pertaining to, or advocating complete obedience or subjugation to authority, especially political authority, without concern for individual rights

The European monarchs had been authoritarian rulers for centuries.

the act or process of organizing or reorganizing an economy, business, or industry based on collective ownership and joint control of the means of production and distribution

The collectivization of factories in the Soviet Union theoretically put industry in the hands of the workers.

the theory of a classless social system in which all property and means of production are owned in common; socialist theory deriving from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and adopted by the Soviet Union

China adopted communism as their political and economic system in 1949.

a system of government characterized by strong, often dictatorial control of political and economic affairs, and often by warlike nationalism and brutal suppression of political dissidents and ethnic minorities

The Nazi's wanted to spread fascism and rule the world.

the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution

All aspects of our lives were influenced by Catholic ideology.

a policy that emphasizes military strength and preparedness

The administration has been criticized for the militarism of its foreign policy.

designating a system of government in which power and authority are highly centralized and intrusive into the lives of private citizens, and in which neither opposing parties nor individual differences in opinion are allowed

A totalitarian government was established under the dictator.