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totalitarian state

/ˌtəʊtælɪˈteəriən steɪt/

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/ˌtəʊtælɪˈteəriən steɪt/C1formalpolitical
  • ruПолитическая система, при которой государство обладает полной властью над обществом и стремится контролировать все аспекты общественной и частной жизни, часто через диктаторское правление и подавление оппозиции.

A political system in which the state holds total authority over society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life, often through dictatorial rule and suppression of opposition.

  1. Political systemC1formal

    A form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens, suppressing all opposition and regulating all aspects of public and private life.

    ruТоталитарное государство

    • The novel depicts life under a totalitarian state where citizens are constantly monitored.
    • Historians often cite Nazi Germany as an example of a totalitarian state.
    • In a totalitarian state, independent media and political dissent are not tolerated.