totalitarian
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totalitarian
- /ˌtəʊtalɪˈtɛəɹiən/ UK
- /ˌtoʊtəlɪˈtɛɹiən/ US
Rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
Where it comes from
From Italian totalitario (“complete, absolute, totalitarian”) + -an. Equivalent to totality + -arian.
adjective more totalitarian · most totalitarian
- Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially, and politically. The divine truth is stronger than totalitarian falsehoods.
noun totalitarians
- An advocate of totalitarianism.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: totalistic, undemocratic, totalitarianism, authoritarianism, despotism, dictatorship, authoritarian, autocracy, autocratic, tyranny, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical, universality, inclusiveness, inclusive
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adj related to the system of government
| Español | totalitario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전체주의적 jeonchejuuijeok |
| 日本語 | 全体主義的 zentaishugiteki |
| 中文 | 極權主義的 /极权主义的 jíquánzhǔyì de |
| हिन्दी | सर्वसत्तावादी sarvasattāvādī |
| Português | totalitário |
| Français | totalitaire |
| Deutsch | totalitär |
| Italiano | totalitario |
| Ελληνικά | ολοκληρωτικός oloklirotikós |
| Română | totalitar |
| Русский | тоталита́рный totalitárnyj |
| العربية | شُمُولِيّ šumūliyy |
| עברית | טוֹטָלִיטָרִי totalitári |
Talk about this word "totalitarian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/totalitarian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. totalitarian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/totalitarian "totalitarian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/totalitarian.Cite this
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