Totalitarian Definition & Meaning
totalitarian
- adjective
- 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.
- 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"
- noun
- an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government
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"Titans of stone, psychic totalitarian"
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"Flipped totalitarian"
Pep Love — If You Can't Beat 'Em -
"define totalitarian"
AOL — AOL
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- What does totalitarian mean?
- 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. 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" an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government
- What part of speech is totalitarian?
- Totalitarian is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does totalitarian have?
- Totalitarian has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).