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  1. totalitarian /tō-tăl″ĭ-târ′ē-ən//tō-tăl″ĭ-târ′ē-ən/

    adjective

    1. Of, relating to, being, or imposing a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed.
    2. 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.
    3. Characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control.

    adjective

    1. Of, relating to, being, or imposing a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed.
    2. 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.
    3. Characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control.
    4. Of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life.
      "operating in a totalistic fashion"

    noun

    1. A practitioner or supporter of such a government.
    2. An advocate of totalitarianism.
    3. An adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government.
    The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition • More at Wordnik
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  2. britannica.com

    5 days agoTotalitarianism, form of government that permits no individual freedom and seeks to subordinate all aspects of individual life to the authority of the state. Coined by the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in the early 1920s, the term has become synonymous with absolute and oppressive single-party government.
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  3. thoughtco.com

    Aug 26, 2024Totalitarianism is a form of government that prohibits opposing political parties and ideologies while controlling all aspects of the public and private lives of the people. Learn about the characteristics, types, and examples of totalitarian regimes, and how they differ from authoritarianism and fascism.
  4. dictionary.cambridge.org

    Learn the meaning of totalitarian, an adjective that describes a political system that has almost complete control over its citizens and does not permit political opposition. See how to use the word in sentences and compare it with related terms.
  5. britannica.com

    5 days agoTotalitarianism - Oppression, Dictatorship, Control: Totalitarianism is a recent species of autocracy, which is characterized by the concentration of power in a single centre, be it an individual dictator or a group of power holders such as a committee or a party leadership. This centre relies on force to suppress opposition and limit social developments that might eventuate in opposition.
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    Totalitarianism

    Political system in which the state holds total authority

    Totalitarianism is a political system and a form of government that prohibits opposition from political parties, disregards and outlaws the political claims of individual and group opposition to the state, and completely controls the public sphere and the private sphere of society. In the field of political science, totalitarianism is the extreme form of authoritarianism, wherein all socio-political power is held by a dictator, who also controls the national politics and the peoples of the nation with continual propaganda campaigns that are broadcast by state-controlled and by friendly private mass communications media. The totalitarian government uses ideology to control most aspects of human life, such as the political economy of the country, the system of education, the arts, the sciences, and the private-life morality of the citizens. Wikipedia

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