First Known Use: 1926
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1totalitarian
adjective to·tal·i·tar·i·an \(ˌ)tō-ˌta-lə-ˈter-ē-ən\
: controlling the people of a country in a very strict way with complete power that cannot be opposed
Full Definition of TOTALITARIAN
1
a : of or relating to centralized control by an autocratic leader or hierarchy : authoritarian, dictatorial; especially : despotic b : of or relating to a political regime based on subordination of the individual to the state and strict control of all aspects of the life and productive capacity of the nation especially by coercive measures (as censorship and terrorism)
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a : advocating or characteristic of totalitarianism b : completely regulated by the state especially as an aid to national mobilization in an emergency c : exercising autocratic powers
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Origin of TOTALITARIAN
Italian totalitario, from totalità totality
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2totalitarian
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Definition of TOTALITARIAN
: an advocate or practitioner of totalitarianism
First Known Use of TOTALITARIAN
circa 1934
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