totalitarian
/toʊˌtæləˈtɛriən/
adjective
- Relating to a political system in which the government has complete control over all aspects of public and private life, and opposition is not allowed.
- Many people fled the totalitarian state to seek freedom in other countries.
- The novel describes a totalitarian society where citizens are constantly watched by the government.
- The country lived under a totalitarian regime for decades, with no free elections or free press.
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noun
- A person who supports or advocates for a totalitarian political system.
- The totalitarians in the government silenced all critics.
- The debate pitted democrats against totalitarians.
- He was known as a totalitarian who believed in absolute state power.