totalitarian
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8.5
- noun
- /ˌtoʊtəlˈtɛriən/
- Formal
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totalitario
- Yes, Cenk is a big government totalitarian, but he does not realize it.
And you've said on your show many times that if you stand up to these totalitarians, they don't have anywhere to go except to get you fired.
- And you've said on your show many times that if you stand up to these totalitarians, they don't have anywhere to go except to get you fired.
- You know, the the totalitarian, the authoritarian Buzz wonder if has been elected.
- And so you had the two totalitarians going after it, but then in the rest of the world that was not dealing with totalitarian aspects.
Examples
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However, totalitarians seek to make themselves both above the law and the sole arbiter of truth.
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About their own agenda, they are not relativists; they are totalitarians.
Academic text (2002) -
We could have a totalitarian dictatorship here.
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David Korten is a totalitarian, so obviously that means the left is totalitarian.
Blog text (24) -
You are collectivist, you are statist, and you support totalitarians no matter what.
Blog text (1) -
You are far more in line with a Castro, a Chavez, or other totalitarians than you are with the Founders.
Blog text (29) -
All socialism is by default totalitarian, and all totalitarians are default socialists.
Blog text (23) -
And you've said on your show many times that if you stand up to these totalitarians, they don't have anywhere to go except to get you fired.
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Fang insisted that "free research is one of the effective ways to break down ideological barriers erected by totalitarians."
Academic text (1996) -
The totalitarian in the meeting argued for stricter government control over individual freedoms.
Synonyms
74
7.7
A person who wants a strict, controlling government and who may use force against people who disagree
5
8.2
A person who expects people to follow orders and allows little freedom
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8.4
A person who supports a government where one person has all the power
A person who supports very strict social rules and refuses to accept people who are different
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
6
8.3
A government that controls almost all parts of people's lives by force
- Formal
5
8.2
A government that controls almost every part of people's lives and punishes people who disagree
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Totalitarian (the person) also comes from total meaning 'whole' and labels someone who supports a state that wants control of 'everything' in society.