Dictionary Check: totalitarian

"totalitarian" is a valid word!

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Definition

adjective

characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control

Example: "a totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul"
adjective

of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life

Example: "totalitarian theory and practice"
Synonyms:
noun

an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government

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