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totalitarian
(to¦tali|tar¦ian)
Pronunciation:
/ˌtəʊtalɪˈtɛːrɪən, tə(ʊ)ˌtalɪ-/
adjective
relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state:
a totalitarian regime
noun
a person advocating a totalitarian system of government:
most totalitarians seem afraid of the spirit of science
Derivatives
totalitarianism
noun
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