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totalitarian

adjective noun

Characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control; - Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr.

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Word length
12
Starts with
T
Ends with
N
Contains
OT
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˌtəʊtəlɪˈtɛɹiən

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control; - Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr.

    “A totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul”

adjective

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

    “Totalitarian theory and practice”

noun

  1. An adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government

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Example Sentences

A totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul
Totalitarian theory and practice
Operating in a totalistic fashion

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