Adjective: totalitarian tow,ta-li'teh-ree-un
- 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"
- Of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life
"totalitarian theory and practice";
- totalistic
- An adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government
"The totalitarian sought to control every aspect of citizens' lives"
Derived forms: totalitarians
See also: undemocratic
Encyclopedia: Totalitarian