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to·tal·i·tar·i·an
 totalitarian
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- pronunciation:
- to
tae
lih
teI
ri
 n
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
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adjective |
| definition: |
designating a system of government in which power and authority are highly centralized and intrusive into the lives of private citizens, and in which neither opposing parties nor individual differences in opinion are allowed.
A totalitarian government was established under the dictator.- synonyms:
- authoritarian, despotic, dictatorial, fascist, tyrannical
- similar words:
- autarchic, autocratic, oppressive, repressive, undemocratic, unrepresentative
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authoritarian, autocratic |
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noun |
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one who advocates or practices totalitarian rule.
- similar words:
- despot
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authoritarian, autocrat |
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| derivation: |
totalitarianism (n.) |
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