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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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TOTALITARIAN definition: 1. of or being a political system in which those in power have complete control and do not allow…. Learn more.
TOTALITARIAN meaning: 1. of or being a political system in which those in power have complete control and do not allow…. Learn more.
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.
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.
totalitarian in American English. (toʊˌtæləˈtɛriən ; ˌ toʊtæləˈtɛriən ) adjective. 1. designating, of, or characteristic of a government or state in which one political party or group maintains complete control under a dictatorship and bans all others. 2. completely authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, etc. noun. 3.
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.
: of or relating to a political regime based on subordination of the individual to the state and strict control of all aspects of the life and productive capacity of the nation especially by coercive measures (such as censorship and terrorism) 2. a. : advocating or characteristic of totalitarianism. b.
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.
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.
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.
