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    totalitarian
    /ˌtəʊtalɪˈtɛːrɪən/

    adjective

    • 1. relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state: "a totalitarian regime"

    noun

    • 1. a person advocating a totalitarian system of government: "most totalitarians seem afraid of the spirit of science"

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TotalitarianismTotalitarianism - Wikipedia

    Totalitarianism is a political system and a form of government that prohibits opposition political parties, disregards and outlaws the political claims of individual and group opposition to the state, and controls the public sphere and the private sphere of society.

  3. www.britannica.com › topic › totalitarianismTotalitarianism | Definition, Characteristics, Examples, & Facts

    totalitarianism, form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of individual life to the authority of the state.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTOTALITARIAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TOTALITARIAN definition: 1. of or being a political system in which those in power have complete control and do not allow…. Learn more.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › totalitarianTotalitarian Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TOTALITARIAN is of or relating to centralized control by an autocratic leader or hierarchy : authoritarian, dictatorial; especially : despotic. How to use totalitarian in a sentence.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › totalitarianismTotalitarianism Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : centralized control by an autocratic authority. 2. : the political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an absolute state authority. Synonyms. absolutism. autarchy. authoritarianism. autocracy. Caesarism. czarism. tsarism. tzarism. despotism. dictatorship. totalism. tyranny. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  7. www.britannica.com › question › What-is-totalitarianismWhat is totalitarianism? | Britannica

    Totalitarianism is a form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens. It is characterized by strong central rule that attempts to control and direct all aspects of individual life through coercion and repression. It does not permit individual freedom.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › totalitarianTOTALITARIAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Totalitarian definition: of or relating to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life.. See examples of TOTALITARIAN used in a sentence.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTOTALITARIAN definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    TOTALITARIAN meaning: 1. of or being a political system in which those in power have complete control and do not allow…. Learn more.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › totalitarianismTOTALITARIANISM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Domination by a government of all political, social, and economic activities in a nation. Totalitarianism is a phenomenon of the twentieth century: earlier forms of despotism and autocracy lacked the technical capacity to control every aspect of life.

  11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtotalitarianism noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    the principles and practices of a political system in which there is only one party, which has complete power and control over the people. to oppose dictatorship and totalitarianism.