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totalitarian

adj
/ˌtəʊtalɪˈtɛəɹiən/UK/ˌtoʊtəlɪˈtɛɹiən/US

Etymology

From Italian totalitario (“complete, absolute, totalitarian”) + -an. Equivalent to totality + -arian.

  1. derived from tōtālis
  2. derived from total
  3. inherited from total
  4. suffixed as totality — “total + ity”
  5. formed as totalitarian — “totality + -arian”

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and…

    Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially, and politically.

    • The divine truth is stronger than totalitarian falsehoods.
    • Well, last night these two bouncers / And one of 'em's alright, the other one's the scary one / His way or no way, totalitarian

  2. An advocate of totalitarianism.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA