totalitarian
Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority…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.
» Parents are totalitarian dictators.
Батьки — диктатори тоталітарної системи. — deniko
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1 sensesOf 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.
totalitär
тоталита́рныйtotalitárnyj
тоталіта́рнийtotalitárnyj
characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control
Examples
6 sentencesParents are totalitarian dictators.
Батьки — диктатори тоталітарної системи. — deniko
Parents must be totalitarian dictators for part of their child's life.
The idea of non-totalitarian communism reminds me of roasted snowballs.
deDie Vorstellung von einem nicht-totalitären Kommunismus erinnert mich an geröstete Schneebälle. — Esperantostern
A fascist is one who supports a totalitarian political and social system.
The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree.
Translations
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Origin
From Italian totalitario (“complete, absolute, totalitarian”) + -an. Equivalent to totalitFrom Italian totalitario (“complete, absolute, totalitarian”) + -an. Equivalent to totality + -arian.
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Forms
more totalitarian, most totalitarian| Comparative | more totalitarian Lesson |
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| Superlative | most totalitarian Lesson |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life:totalistic
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.