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Definition of: totalitarian
(tō·tal′ə·târ′ē·ən) adjective
Designating or characteristic of a government controlled exclusively by one party or faction, which suppresses all opposition and criticism and controls and regiments all social, cultural, and economic activity in the country to advance its political aims.
—noun An adherent of totalitarian government. [<TOTALIT(Y) + -ARIAN]
—to·tal′i·tar′i·an·ism noun
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