totalitarian
/tˌoʊtˌælɪtˈɛɹiən/ · 6 syllables
Meaning
adjective
- characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control- Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr.
“a totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul” - of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life
“totalitarian theory and practice”
noun
- an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government
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