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totalitarian
OXFORD DICTIONARY
totalitarian, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to a centralized dictatorial form of government requiring complete subservience to the State.
--n. a person advocating such a system.
--adj. of or relating to a centralized dictatorial form of government requiring complete subservience to the State.
--n. a person advocating such a system.
Derivative
totalitarianism n.
THESAURUS
totalitarian
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