totalitarian

//toʊˌtæl.ɪˈteə.ri.ən//
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Adjective

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1

Relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.

The country suffered under a totalitarian regime for decades.

2

Exercising control over the freedom, will, or thought of others; authoritarian and autocratic.

His totalitarian management style left no room for employee input.

Noun

1

A person who advocates or practices totalitarian principles.

The totalitarian sought to control every aspect of society.