word
Totalitarian
Toh-ta-lih-TEH-ree-uhn
/ˌtoʊˌtælɪˈtɛriːʌn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
totalitarian
Dictionary meaning
Characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control.
Examples
- A totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul- Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr.
- Totalitarian theory and practice.
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