totalitarian totalitarian /ˌtoʊˌtælɪˈtɛriːən/

adjective

1. () Characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control  ( totalitarian )
   characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control
    A totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul
   a totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul
   
2. Of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life  ( totalitarian , totalistic )
   of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life
    Totalitarian theory and practice
   totalitarian theory and practice
    Operating in a totalistic fashion
   operating in a totalistic fashion
   

noun

1. An adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government  ( totalitarian )
   an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government