n. Function: adjective
1 of or relating to centralized control by one autocratic leader or party considered to be infallible FF1C; Nazi Germany was a totalitarian state FF1E;
Synonyms: authoritarian, total, totalistic; compare ABSOLUTE 4 , DICTATORIAL
Contrasted Words: democratic, popular; constitutional
2 having or exercising dictatorial powers often tending toward monopoly FF1C; antitrust legislation reversing the trend toward the totalitarian collectivism of big business FF1E;
Synonyms: total
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Synonyms: TOTAL 5, all-out, full-blown, full-out, full-scale, unlimited