Authoritarianism:

Authoritarianism, principle of blind submission to authority, as opposed to individual freedom of

thought and action. In government, authoritarianism denotes any political system that concentrates
power in the hands of a leader or a small elite that is not constitutionally responsible to the body of
the people.

The freedom to create opposition political parties or other alternative political groupings with which
to compete for power with the ruling group is either limited or nonexistent in authoritarian regimes.

Fascism:

Fascism is a form of government in which most of the country's power is held by one ruler. Fascist
governments are usually totalitarian and authoritarian one-party states.

Secular Totalitarianism:

A political system in which political leaders exert control over a state using military force and
bureaucratic power.

Theocratic totalitarianism:

Theocratic totalitarianism is “a political system under the control of totalitarian religious leaders”
(wild, 2014 pg76). Religion is used to rule these governments and the religious readings associated
with the religion are said to make the laws. Countries such as Islamic ran governments practice
theocratic totalitarianism