of or relating to the principles of totalitarianism according to which the state regulates every realm of life; totalitarian theory and practice; operating in a totalistic fashion
[ Syn: totalistic ]
totalitarian (adj.)
an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government
totalitarian (n.)
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- Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr.