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What is another word for Totalitarian? – 154 Totalitarian Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    authoritarian dictatorial autocratic despotic tyrannical oppressive repressive restrictive monolithic centralized undemocratic fascist communist authoritarianism dictatorialness autocracy despotism tyranny oppression repression restriction monolithism centralization undemocraticness fascism communism totalitarianism absolutist dictatorial authoritarian autarchic monarchic imperial dominant controlling coercive forced compulsory obligatory mandatory

    Meaning of Totalitarian

    Relating to a system of government where the state has complete control over all aspects of public and private life.

    Definitions

    • A system of government where the state has complete control over all aspects of public and private life, and opposition is not tolerated.
    • * A system where the government has total control over the society, including economy, education, media, and individual freedom.

    Etymology of Totalitarian

    The word "totalitarian" originated in the 1920s, derived from the Italian word "totalitario", meaning "total" or "complete", and was first used to describe the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini in Italy.
    The term gained popularity in the 1930s and 1940s, as it was used to describe the Nazi regime in Germany and the communist regime in the Soviet Union.

    Example Uses

    • The country was ruled by a totalitarian government that suppressed any form of opposition.
    • * The totalitarian regime controlled every aspect of people's lives, including what they could read, say, and do.

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    democratic liberal free open permissive libertarian pluralistic decentralized federal autonomous self-governing independent non-coercive voluntary optional discretionary flexible adaptable democratical liberalistic freed opened permissively libertariantly pluralistically decentralizedly federally autonomously self-governingly independently non-coercively voluntarily optionally discretionarily flexibly adaptably

    Related Nouns

    regime government state system authority power control domination oppression repression restriction dictatorship autocracy despotism tyranny fascism communism totalitarianism absolutism monarchism imperialism centralization bureaucracy administration management leadership direction

    Related Verbs

    control dominate oppress repress restrict dictate govern rule command lead direct manage administer regulate monitor supervise oversee censor prohibit ban enforce impose

    Related Adjectives

    authoritarian dictatorial autocratic despotic tyrannical oppressive repressive restrictive monolithic centralized undemocratic fascist communist totalitarian absolutist monarchic imperial dominant controlling coercive forced compulsory obligatory mandatory rigid inflexible unyielding uncompromising intolerant