Good Morning! The Word of the Day is:
- totalitarian-
[pronounced toh-tal-i-tair-ee-uh'n]
adj.
1) Of or pertaining to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life.
2) Exercising control over the freedom, will, or thought of others; authoritarian; autocratic.
Word Origin
The word totalitarian first appeared around 1926 in reference to Italian fascism, formed in English from the Italian model of totalitario.
Example
1) “Because Hitler ruled Germany as a totalitarian, he could use genocide without revolt; otherwise, revolt would have occurred."
