— totalitarianist , n.
/toh tal'i tair"ee euh niz'euhm/ , n.
1. the practices and principles of a totalitarian regime.
2. absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution.
3. the character or quality of an autocratic or authoritarian individual, group, or government: the totalitarianism of the father.
[ 1920-25; TOTALITARIAN + -ISM ]