totalitarian

Meaning

Adj

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.

Noun

An advocate of totalitarianism.

Synonyms

authoritarian

despotic

autocratic

totalistic

absolute

integral

oligarchic

oligarchical

paternalist

plutocratic

thoroughgoing

dictatorial

autocratical

despot

dictator

Translations

totalitario

totalitaire

totalitär

totalitário

ολοκληρωτικός

totalitario

totalitari

bütüncül

totaliter

totalitair

totalitaire

απολυταρχικός

totalitaer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌtəʊtalɪˈtɛəɹiən/

Etymology

From Italian totalitario (“complete, absolute, totalitarian”) + -an. Equivalent to totality + -arian.