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Meaning of TOTALITARIAN
Pronunciation:
tow`tali'tehreeun
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Definition:
[adj]
characterized
by
a
government
in
which
the
political
authority
exercises
absolute
and
centralized
control
; "
a
totalitarian
regime
crushes
all
autonomous
institutions
in
its
drive
to
seize
the
human
soul
"-
Arthur
M
.
Schlesinger
,
Jr
.
[adj]
of
or
relating
to
the
principles
of
totalitarianism
according
to
which
the
state
regulates
every
realm
of
life
; "
totalitarian
theory
and
practice
"; "
operating
in
a
totalistic
fashion
"
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Synonyms:
totalistic
,
undemocratic
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