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Definition of totalitarian adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

totalitarian

adjective
 
/təʊˌtæləˈteəriən/
 
/təʊˌtæləˈteriən/
(disapproving)
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  1. (of a country or system of government) in which there is only one political party, which has complete power and control over the people
    • a totalitarian state/regime
    Extra Examples
    • During the 1930s the state became even more totalitarian.
    • The country was closed to outsiders for many years under a totalitarian dictatorship.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTotalitarian is used with these nouns:
    • dictatorship
    • regime
    • state
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See totalitarian in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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