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totalitarian (adj.)

1926, first in reference to Italian fascism, formed in English on model of Italian totalitario "complete, absolute, totalitarian," from total (adj.) + ending from authoritarian. The noun is recorded from 1938.

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Definitions of totalitarian from WordNet
1
totalitarian (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.;
totalitarian (adj.)
of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life;
totalitarian theory and practice
Synonyms: totalistic
2
totalitarian (n.)
an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government;
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